pcntl_strerror

FunctionParams and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Retrieve the system error message associated with the given errno.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

pcntl_strerror Function synopsis

pcntl_strerror(int $error_code): string

Parameters

$error_code

Typeint

An error number (errno), returned by pcntl_get_last_error.

Return value

Typestring

Returns the error message, as a string.

Changes to the pcntl_strerror Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: string
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $errno to $error_code
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($error_code): int
- pcntl_strerror($errno)
+ pcntl_strerror(int $error_code): string

pcntl_strerror Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes