PHP mysqli_ping() Function

PHP mysqli_ping() function pings a server connection, or tries to reconnect if the connection has gone down.

Syntax

bool mysqli_ping(connection);

mysqli_ping() Function Parameter

Parameter	Description
connection :	Required parameter. The MySQL connection to be used

mysqli_ping() Function Return Value

Return Values :	Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

mysqli_ping() Function Example

<?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);
?>

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