diff --git a/language/operators.xml b/language/operators.xml
index 484a054f8f..f9441c60c7 100644
--- a/language/operators.xml
+++ b/language/operators.xml
@@ -1842,12 +1842,9 @@ echo $foo ?? $bar ?? $baz ?? $qux; // outputs 1
     which will return 0 when the call that triggered the error was preceded by an @.
    </simpara>
    <simpara>
-    If the <link linkend="ini.track-errors"><option>track_errors</option></link>
-    feature is enabled, any error message generated by the expression
-    will be saved in the variable
-    <varname>$php_errormsg</varname>.
-    This variable will be overwritten on each error, so check early if you
-    want to use it.
+    Any error message generated by the expression is available in the <literal>"message"</literal>
+    element of the array returned by <function>get_error_last</function>.
+    The result of that function will change on each error, so it needs to be checked early.
    </simpara>
    <para>
     <informalexample>
@@ -1856,7 +1853,7 @@ echo $foo ?? $bar ?? $baz ?? $qux; // outputs 1
 <?php
 /* Intentional file error */
 $my_file = @file ('non_existent_file') or
-    die ("Failed opening file: error was '$php_errormsg'");
+    die ("Failed opening file: error was '" . error_get_last()['message'] . "'");
 
 // this works for any expression, not just functions:
 $value = @$cache[$key];