Ping a server connection or reconnect if there is no connection

# mysql_ping

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)

mysql_ping — Ping a server connection or reconnect if there is no connection

Warning

This extension was deprecated in PHP 5.5.0, and it was removed in PHP 7.0.0. Instead, the MySQLi or PDO_MySQL extension should be used. See also MySQL: choosing an API guide. Alternatives to this function include:

- mysqli_ping()

### Description

mysql_ping(resource `$link_identifier` = NULL): bool

Checks whether or not the connection to the server is working. If it has gone down, an automatic reconnection is attempted. This function can be used by scripts that remain idle for a long while, to check whether or not the server has closed the connection and reconnect if necessary.

> Note: Automatic reconnection is disabled by default in versions of MySQL >= 5.0.3.

### Parameters

`link_identifier`

  The MySQL connection. If the link identifier is not specified, the last link opened by mysql_connect() is assumed. If no such link is found, it will try to create one as if mysql_connect() had been called with no arguments. If no connection is found or established, an `E_WARNING` level error is generated.

### Return Values

Returns `true` if the connection to the server MySQL server is working, otherwise `false`.

### Examples

Example #1 A mysql_ping() example

`<?php
set_time_limit(0);
$conn = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysqluser', 'mypass');
$db = mysql_select_db('mydb');
/* Assuming this query will take a long time */
$result = mysql_query($sql);
if (!$result) {
echo 'Query #1 failed, exiting.';
exit;
}
/* Make sure the connection is still alive, if not, try to reconnect */
if (!mysql_ping($conn)) {
echo 'Lost connection, exiting after query #1';
exit;
}
mysql_free_result($result);
/* So the connection is still alive, let's run another query */
$result2 = mysql_query($sql2);
?>`

### See Also

- mysql_thread_id() - Return the current thread ID
- mysql_list_processes() - List MySQL processes

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