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

Returns the last database error message in a standard format.  The error number and error message are included.  The SQL statement that caused the error may optionally be included.

===== Syntax =====
string stderr ( **$showSQL** )

| **$showSQL** | boolean | is a boolean value which if TRUE, displays the last SQL statement sent to the database. |

===== Examples =====
<code php|Example>
$database =& JFactory::getDBO();
$query = "SELECT * FROM 'bad_table'";
$database->setQuery( $query );
$rows = $database->loadObjectList();
if ($database->getErrorNum()) {
  echo $database->stderr();
}
</code>
would produce:
<code php|Result>
DB function failed with error number 1064
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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