Laravel 5.1 - Checking a Database Connection

Question

I am trying to check if a database is connected in Laravel.

I\'ve looked around the documentation and can\'t find anything. The closest thing I\'ve found is this, bu

Answer 1

You can use this, in a controller method or in an inline function of a route:

   try {
        DB::connection()->getPdo();
        if(DB::connection()->getDatabaseName()){
            echo "Yes! Successfully connected to the DB: " . DB::connection()->getDatabaseName();
        }else{
            die("Could not find the database. Please check your configuration.");
        }
    } catch (\Exception $e) {
        die("Could not open connection to database server.  Please check your configuration.");
    }