ERROR_REPORTING is off in php.ini but still see warnings - Joomla! Forum - community, help and support

when php upgraded 5.5 recently, ton of warnings deprecated code appeared on pages. able rid of such warnings on pages display articles/content. done updating settings in 2 places:
the global php.ini , template layout php code.

specifically, php.ini added these lines...

code: select all

display_errors = off
error_reporting = off
error_reporting = e_all & ~e_strict & ~e_deprecated & ~e_warning & ~e_notice

, template.... templates/gk_templatename/layouts/default.php added these lines:

code: select all

error_reporting(0);
ini_set('error_reporting', e_all & ~e_notice & ~e_warning & ~e_strict & ~e_deprecated);
ini_set('display_errors','off');

however, these fixes did not rid of deprecated code warnings on advanced search page. driven k2 filter & search module. can add error_reporting command (or other command) control that?

php 5.5 no good; recommend use php 5.6 minimum j! 3.6.2.