$php_errormsg does not contain the error message generated inside a function. See the example below:
<?php
@strpos();
function checkErrormsg()
{
global $php_errormsg;
echo "First Error is: $php_errormsg <br />";
@ini_set();
echo "Error is: $php_errormsg";
}
checkErrormsg();
?>
This will output:
First Error is: strpos() expects at least 2 parameters, 0 given
Error is: strpos() expects at least 2 parameters, 0 given