Return a string describing a socket error socket_shutdown socket_write Socket Functions PHP Manual socket_strerror (PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5)socket_strerror — Return a string describing a socket error Description string socket_strerror ( int $errno ) socket_strerror() takes as its errno parameter a socket error code as returned by socket_last_error() and returns the corresponding explanatory text. Note: Although the error messages generated by the socket extension are in English, the system messages retrieved with this function will appear depending on the current locale (LC_MESSAGES). Parameters errno A valid socket error number, likely produced by socket_last_error(). Return Values Returns the error message associated with the errno parameter. Examples Example #1 socket_strerror() example <?phpif (false == ($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): socket_bind() failed: reason: Permission denied See Also socket_accept() socket_bind() socket_connect() socket_listen() socket_create() socket_shutdown socket_write Socket Functions PHP Manual