DEPRECATED - This method will be removed in Akeeba Backup 7.1
Test the connection to a database, used to test connection information before submitting it to setIncludedDB. Available since API version 340.
A JSON object with the following keys.
String. The hostname of the database
Int. The port of the database server, null if not specified.
String. Database driver to use, e.g. mysql, mysqli, pdomysql, mssql, sqlazure, postgresql
String. The user name to connect to the database server.
String. The password to connect to the database server.
String. The name of the database you are connecting to.
A JSON object.
Bool. True if the connection is successful.
String. Error message when status is false.