curl_strerror

(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7)

Return string describing the given error code

string curl_strerror ( int $errornum )

Returns a text error message describing the given error code.

Parameters:

errornum

One of the » cURL error codes constants.

Returns:

Returns error description or NULL for invalid error code.

Examples:

curl_errno() example

<?php
// Create a curl handle with a mispelled protocol in URL
$ch = curl_init("htp://example.com/");
 
// Send request
curl_exec($ch);
 
// Check for errors and display the error message
if($errno = curl_errno($ch)) {
    $error_message = curl_strerror($errno);
    echo "cURL error ({$errno}):\n {$error_message}";
}
 
// Close the handle
curl_close($ch);
?>

The above example will output:

cURL error (1):
 Unsupported protocol