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# curl_strerror

(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

curl_strerror — Return string describing the given error code

### Description

curl_strerror(int `$error_code`): ?string

Returns a text error message describing the given error code.

### Parameters

`error_code`

  One of the » cURL error codes constants.

### Return Values

Returns error description or `null` for invalid error code.

### Examples

Example #1 curl_errno() example

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

The above example will output:

    cURL error (1):
     Unsupported protocol

### See Also

- curl_errno() - Return the last error number
- curl_error() - Return a string containing the last error for the current session
- » Curl error codes