On Dec 17, 2007 10:28 AM, squidliberty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I have on occasion had problems with my hosting during which MySQL is
> not accessible. The result is that CakePHP renders a malformed page
> and (if Debug is in use) throws a number of errors (such as "Too many
> connections"). In this sort of situation, some CMS (eg. Joomla!) will
> automatically throw up a "This site is down" page. Can anyone tell me
> how this might be done with CakePHP? I assume that there is some way
> to check for a proper database connection and generate an error
> message if one cannot be established. Any advice appreciated!

It's called 'write code that actually checks for errors'.  This is an
issue for any application, and I cannot think of any framework that
automatically gives you that kind of functionality.  What you call
'automatic' is the result of a forward-thinking developer who made a
commitment to proper error handling.

-- 
Chris Hartjes

My motto for 2007:  "Just build it, damnit!"

@TheKeyboard - http://www.littlehart.net/atthekeyboard

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