http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-ping.php
and don't double post. Matt "Hugo Gb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi, > I'm developing a web site with PHP and I want to show some information > only > if I'm able to connect to a mysql database . If I can´t connect , simply I > don´t > show some parts of the web page. > > Sounds easy and it works fine in local , but when I install it in the web > server , > if it can´t connect to the database , seems like it keeps on waiting to > establish > the conection and don´t show anything until I stop it. > > Is there any way to establish a timeout? or anything similar. > > Thanks in advice. > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Únase con MSN Hotmail al servicio de correo electrónico más grande del > mundo. http://www.hotmail.com > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php