====== getErrorMsg ======
{#JAPI Joomla.Framework Database JDatabase::getErrorMsg #}

Returns the most recent database error message.  See also [[JDatabase-stderr|JDatabase->stderr]].

===== Syntax =====
string getErrorMsg ()


===== Examples =====
<code php|Example>
$database =& JFactory::getDBO();
$query = "SELECT * FROM 'bad_table'";
$database->setQuery( $query );
$rows = $database->loadObjectList();
if ($database->getErrorNum()) {
  echo $database->getErrorMsg();
}
</code>
might produce:
<code php|Result>
You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ''bad_table'' at line 1 SQL=SELECT * FROM 'bad_table'
</code>

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