PHP mysqli_ping() function pings a server connection, or tries to reconnect if the connection has gone down.
Syntax
bool mysqli_ping(connection);
Parameter | Description |
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connection : | Required parameter. The MySQL connection to be used |
Return Values : | Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. |
<?php $con = mysqli_connect("localhost","user","password","db"); if (mysqli_connect_errno()) { echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error(); } if (mysqli_ping($con)) { echo "Connection is good"; } else { echo "Error in connection : ". mysqli_error($con)); } mysqli_close($con); ?>