socket_strerror
    (PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, 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. This makes it a bit more pleasant to figure out why
     something didn't work; for instance, instead of having to track down a
     system include file to find out what '-111' means, you just pass it to
     socket_strerror(), and it tells you what happened.
    
     
Example 1. socket_strerror() example 
<?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"; } ?>
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       The expected output from the above example (assuming the script
       is not run with root privileges):
       socket_bind() failed: reason: Permission denied  |  
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     See also 
     socket_accept(),
     socket_bind(),
     socket_connect(),
     socket_listen(), and
     socket_create().