pg_ping
(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)
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 occured.\n";
  exit;
}
if (!pg_ping($conn))
  die("Connection is broken\n");
?>
See Also
- pg_connection_status() - Get connection status
- pg_connection_reset() - Reset connection (reconnect)