PostgreSQL Functions
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pg_ping

Ping database connection

Description

bool pg_ping ([ resource $connection ] )

pg_ping pings a database connection and tries to reconnect it if it is broken.

Parameters

connection

PostgreSQL database connection resource. When connection is not present, the default connection is used. The default connection is the last connection made by pg_connect or pg_pconnect.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 pg_ping example

<?php 
$conn = pg_pconnect("dbname=publisher");
if (!$conn) {
  echo "An error occurred.\n";
  exit;
}

if (!pg_ping($conn))
  die("Connection is broken\n");
?>

See Also

  • pg_connection_status
  • pg_connection_reset