> i have the problem that i need to connect to a database on a server wich
> is quiet often offline.
>
> how can i connect to this database (mysql) and can check if the server is
> online.
> like.. if server is online -> fine we work as normaly
> if server is NOT online -> print out message and say "server offline try
> later"....
>
> i tried something like mysql_connect and then die ...
> but it takes approx 5 mins.. till i get the message..
> do i have to set the timeout lower? and if yes.. how do i do that ?
This should do what you want:
system("ping -c 1 www.someurl.com", $retval);
if($retval == 0) {
#server is alive
}
else {
#server is down
}
HTH
-Marc-
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