connection_status() function in PHP

The connection_status() function returns the connection status.

Syntax

connection_status()

Parameters

• NA

Return

The connection_status() function returns the following possible values. This is the status bitfield −

• 0 - CONNECTION_NORMAL - connection is running normally

• 1 - CONNECTION_ABORTED - connection is aborted by user or network error

• 2 - CONNECTION_TIMEOUT - connection timed out

• 3 - CONNECTION_ABORTED & CONNECTION_TIMEOUT

Example

The following is an example −

<?php
   switch (connection_status()) {
      case CONNECTION_NORMAL:
         $msg = 'Connection is in a normal state!';
         break;
      case CONNECTION_ABORTED:
         $msg = 'Connection aborted!';
         break;
      case CONNECTION_TIMEOUT:
         $msg = 'Connection timed out!';
         break;
      case (CONNECTION_ABORTED & CONNECTION_TIMEOUT):
         $msg = 'Connection aborted and timed out!';
         break;
      default:
         $msg = 'Status is unknown!';
         break;
   }
   echo $msg;
?>