socket_strerror
PHP function
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(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
Return a string describing a socket error
Description
socket_strerror(int $error_code): string
socket_strerror() takes as its error_code parameter a socket error code as returned by socket_last_error() and returns the corresponding explanatory text.
Note
Although the error messages generated by the socket extension are in English, the system messages retrieved with this function will appear depending on the current locale (LC_MESSAGES).
Parameters
error_codeA valid socket error number, likely produced by
socket_last_error().
Return Values
Returns the error message associated with the error_code parameter.
Examples
socket_strerror() example
php
<?php
if (false == ($socket = @socket_create(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, SOL_TCP))) {
echo "socket_create() failed: reason: " . socket_strerror(socket_last_error()) . "\n";
}
if (false == (@socket_bind($socket, '127.0.0.1', 80))) {
echo "socket_bind() failed: reason: " . socket_strerror(socket_last_error($socket)) . "\n";
}
?>The expected output from the above example (assuming the script is not run with root privileges):
output
socket_bind() failed: reason: Permission denied