Modules/MTA-MySQL/mysql ping

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Package-x-generic.png This function is provided by the external module MTA-MySQL. You must install this module to use this function.

Checks if the given MySQL connection is still alive.

Syntax

bool mysql_ping ( MySQLConnection handler )

Required arguments

  • handler: A valid MySQL link

Returns

true is the connection is still alive, false if not.

Example

Example 1: This example checks if the MySQL connection is still alive when a player connects, to be able to fetch their data. 

myhandler = mysql_connect("localhost", "user", "password", "mta_users")

function checkMySQLConnection ( )
  if (mysql_ping(myhandler) == false) then -- We lost the connection to the MySQL server
    outputDebugString("Lost connection to the MySQL server, reconnecting ...")
    mysql_close(myhandler)
    myhandler = mysql_connect("localhost", "user", "password", "mta_users") -- Reconnect to the MySQL server
  end
end

addEventHandler("onPlayerJoin", getRootElement(), checkMySQLConnection)

See also

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