Check for database connection, otherwise display message

Question

I would like to check if the website can connect to mySQL. If not, I would like to display an error saying that the user should try to access the page again in a few minutes...<

Answer 1

very basic:

result:

Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Access denied for user 'user'@'localhost' (using password: YES) in /home/user/public_html/zdel1.php on line 6 try again in some minutes, please

as per Wrikken's recommendation below, check out a complete error handler for more complex, efficient and elegant solutions: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.set-error-handler.php