SAConnection::isAlive

bool isAlive() const;

Returns the database server connection status for a particular connection object. 

Return values

Returns true if the database server is active and accessible; otherwise false. 

Server specific notes

This method uses the safe query execution for most supported DBMS-es. The query uses the well known database table or procedure (mysql_ping is used for MySQL). If the query fails the method returns false.

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