How to handle DB connection errors

You can check for an error using:

PHP Code:

$error = $this->db->error(); 


You can check the connection using this:

PHP Code:

$connected = $this->conn_id; 


You can always view the CodeIgniter source files to learn a lot of hidden gems also...

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