On Thu, 20 Sep 2001 09:39, Jason Bell wrote:
> What is the *SIMPLEST* way to test connectivity to a database?
> Shouldnt there be a mysql_connection_test command or something? :)
>
> -Jason
Trying to connect is usually a good indicator :-)
mysql_connect returns a positive link identifier on success or an error
message on failure. That should do what you want.
I wonder what my sigmonster is up to?
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