diff --git a/reference/curl/functions/curl-strerror.xml b/reference/curl/functions/curl-strerror.xml
index 122e0c2ba6..42fbaa372b 100644
--- a/reference/curl/functions/curl-strerror.xml
+++ b/reference/curl/functions/curl-strerror.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="function.curl-strerror" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>curl_strerror</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Return string describing error code</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Return string describing the given error code</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1 role="description">
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@
    <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>errornum</parameter></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
-
+   Returns a text error message describing the given error code.
   </para>
 
-  &warn.undocumented.func;
-
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1 role="parameters">
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@
     <term><parameter>errornum</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      One of <constant>CURLE_*</constant> constants.
+      One of the <link xlink:href="&url.curl.error;">cURL error codes</link> constants.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
@@ -42,6 +40,53 @@
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="examples">
+  &reftitle.examples;
+  <para>
+   <example>
+    <title><function>curl_errno</function> example</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?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);
+?>
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+    &example.outputs;
+    <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+cURL error (1):
+ Unsupported protocol
+]]>
+    </screen>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 role="seealso">
+  &reftitle.seealso;
+  <para>
+   <simplelist>
+    <member><function>curl_errno</function></member>
+    <member><function>curl_error</function></member>
+    <member><link xlink:href="&url.curl.error;">Curl error codes</link></member>
+   </simplelist>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
 </refentry>
 
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