# is_resource

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

is_resource — Finds whether a variable is a resource

### Description

is_resource ( mixed `$var` ) : bool

Finds whether the given variable is a resource.

### Parameters

`var`

  The variable being evaluated.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` if `var` is a resource, `FALSE` otherwise.

### Examples

Example #1 is_resource() example

`<?php
$db_link = @mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_pass');
if (!is_resource($db_link)) {
die('Can\'t connect : ' . mysql_error());
}
?>`

### Notes

> Note:

> is_resource() is not a strict type-checking method: it will return `FALSE` if `var` is a resource variable that has been closed.

### See Also

- The resource-type documentation
- get_resource_type() - Returns the resource type