note 28244 added to function.mysql-ping

In relation to the above comment about checking if a mysql server is online: the call to mysql_connect() should fail if the server you're attempting to connect to is not accessible; a call to mysql_ping() is unneccesary in this context. The true value of mysql_ping() is when your script has already opened a valid connection and is in the middle of a lengthy operation. If your calls start to fail, you can call mysql_ping() to check and reestablish the connection if need be. -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-ping.php http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+28244 http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+28244 http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+28244