tests both the ext_url and local_url to see if the database is
            running

            returns:
                True if a connection can be made
                False if the connection cannot me made

def check_status(self):
        """ tests both the ext_url and local_url to see if the database is
            running

            returns:
                True if a connection can be made
                False if the connection cannot me made
        """
        log = logging.getLogger("%s.%s" % (self.log_name,
                                           inspect.stack()[0][3]))
        log.setLevel(self.log_level)

        if self.url:
            return True
        try:
            result = requests.get(self.ext_url)
            self.url = self.ext_url
            return True
        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
            pass
        try:
            result = requests.get(self.local_url)
            log.warning("Url '%s' not connecting. Using local_url '%s'" % \
                     (self.ext_url, self.local_url))
            self.url = self.local_url
            return True
        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
            self.url = None
            log.warning("Unable to connect using urls: %s" % set([self.ext_url,
                                                               self.local_url]))
            return False