Re: How to check for server availability? [v9.3.1, Linux]

On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 12:09 AM, Vincenzo Romano
<vincenzo.romano@notorand.it> wrote:
> You said enough about PQstatus. So issuing a "blank" command seems to
> be a good idea. Possibly the only one.
>
> Well, a "ping" function trying to use the current "PGconn*" to ping
> the server would make a lot of sense, though.

If it helps make your code clearer, you could send the query "/* ping
*/", which would be parsed by the server as a comment. I've not
verified, but a recent thread here mentioned that /**/ comments
(unlike double-hyphen ones) get sent to the server, so you'll see it
in your logs.

ChrisA