Database status page

[j_70]

Does anyone have an example of a page that shows the database status. (i.e., up, down, etc)

[bradgrafelman]

<?PHP
echo 'The database is: ';

if(!mysql_connect('localhost', 'username', 'password'))
    echo 'DOWN';
else
    echo 'UP';
?>

EDIT: Aw heck, I'll even do a one-liner:

<?php echo 'The database is: ' . (mysql_connect('localhost', 'username', 'password') ? 'UP' : 'DOWN'); ?>