Scripting/Squirrel/Functions/mysql ping

This function checks if the given MySQL connection is still alive.

Syntax

mysql_ping( MySQLConnection handler )

Arguments

• MySQLConnetion handler - A valid MySQL link/handler

Return value(s)

boolean - true on success and/or false on failure.

Example

function onScriptLoad(){
   local handler = mysql_connect("localhost","root","password","database");
   if( mysql_ping( handler ) == 1 ) //Connection is alive.
     print("The MySQL connection is working.");
   else //Connection is dead/not working
     print("The MySQL connection is not working");
}

By KAKAN