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  <refentry id='function.pg-connection-status'>
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>pg_connection_status</refname>
    <refpurpose>
     Get connection status
    </refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>int</type><methodname>pg_connection_status</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>connection</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     <function>pg_connection_status</function> returns a connection status. 
     Possible statuses are <literal>PGSQL_CONNECTION_OK</literal> and
     <literal>PGSQL_CONNECTION_BAD</literal>. The return value 0 as
     integer indicates a valid connection.
    </para>
    <para>
     <example>
      <title><function>pg_connection_status</function> example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
    $dbconn = pg_connect("dbname=publisher") or die("Could not connect");
    $stat = pg_connection_status($dbconn);
    if ($stat === 0) {
        echo 'Connection status ok';
    } else {
        echo 'Connection status bad';
    }    
?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
     </example>
    </para>
    <para>
     See also <function>pg_connection_busy</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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