The connection_status() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which returns the current connection status.
Syntax:
int connection_status( void )
Parameters: This function doesn’t accept any parameters.
Return Value: This function returns the connection status bitfield. The possible values of returned connection status bitfield are:
- 0:CONNECTION_NORMAL – running normally
- 1:CONNECTION_ABORTED – aborted by user or network error
- 2:CONNECTION_TIMEOUT – timed out
- 3:CONNECTION_ABORTED & CONNECTION_TIMEOUT – aborted and timed out
Note: This function is available for PHP 4.0.0 and newer version.
Below programs illustrate the connection_status() function in PHP.
Program 1:
<?php switch (connection_status()) { case CONNECTION_ABORTED: echo'Connection aborted'; break; case CONNECTION_TIMEOUT: echo'Connection timed out'; break; case CONNECTION_NORMAL: echo'Connection is in a normal state'; break; case (CONNECTION_ABORTED & CONNECTION_TIMEOUT): echo'Connection aborted and timed out'; break; default: echo'Unknown'; break; } ?> |
Output:
Connection is in a normal state
Program 2: Some output to be sent to browser for connection_status() to work in case of browser breaks or closed.
<?php // This will work even if browser breaks or closed // Sending this to client's browser switch (connection_status()) { case CONNECTION_ABORTED: echo'Connection aborted'; break; case CONNECTION_TIMEOUT: echo'Connection timed out'; break; case CONNECTION_NORMAL: echo'Connection is in a normal state'; break; case (CONNECTION_ABORTED & CONNECTION_TIMEOUT): echo'Connection aborted and timed out'; break; default: echo'Unknown'; break; } ?> |
Output:
Connection is in a normal state
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.connection-status.php
