# pg_connection_status

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

pg_connection_status — Get connection status

### Description

int pg_connection_status ( resource `$connection` )

pg_connection_status() returns the status of the specified `connection` .

### Parameters

`connection`

  PostgreSQL database connection resource.

### Return Values

`PGSQL_CONNECTION_OK` or `PGSQL_CONNECTION_BAD`.

### Examples

Example#1 pg_connection_status() example

`<?php
$dbconn = pg_connect("dbname=publisher") or die("Could not connect");
$stat = pg_connection_status($dbconn);
if ($stat === PGSQL_CONNECTION_OK) {
echo 'Connection status ok';
} else {
echo 'Connection status bad';
}
?>`

### See Also

- pg_connection_busy()