# Check connection, help!

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-connection-help/289025
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [May 25, 2009, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-connection-help/289025 "2009-05-25T09:51:48Z")
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### Author: ![kamikaze5141](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e68b1a/32.png) [@kamikaze5141](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kamikaze5141)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2009, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-connection-help/289025/1 "2009-05-25T09:51:48Z")

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i wanna use php code to check connection, my code is as below, but it is not working can u guys point out the error for me !!! thx…

```php
<?php
function is_connected();

function is_connected()
{
    
    $connected = @fsockopen("www.google.com");
    if ($connected){
        $is_conn = true;
        fclose($connected);
    }else{
        $is_conn = false;
    }
    return $is_conn;
   
}
?>

```