maxdb->ping --
Pings a server connection, or tries to reconnect if the connection has gone down
Description
Procedural style:
bool maxdb_ping ( resource link )
Object oriented style (method):
class maxdb { bool ping ( void ) }
Checks whether the connection to the server is working. If it has gone
down, and global option maxdb.reconnect is enabled
an automatic reconnection is attempted.
This function can be used by clients that remain idle for a long while,
to check whether the server has closed the connection and reconnect if
necessary.
Return values
Возвращает TRUE в случае успешного завершения или FALSE в случае возникновения ошибки.
Example
Пример 1. Object oriented style
<?php $maxdb = new maxdb("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");