Get connection status pg_connection_reset pg_convert PostgreSQL Functions PHP Manual 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() pg_connection_reset pg_convert PostgreSQL Functions PHP Manual