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diff --git a/user_guide/database/connecting.html b/user_guide/database/connecting.html index 3579e1af6..b4d517941 100644 --- a/user_guide/database/connecting.html +++ b/user_guide/database/connecting.html @@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ you can pass the connection values as indicated above).</p> </div> +<h2>Reconnecting / Keeping the Connection Alive</h2> + +<p>If the database server's idle timeout is exceeded while you're doing some heavy PHP lifting (processing an image, for instance), you should consider pinging the server by using the <dfn>reconnect()</dfn> method before sending further queries, which can gracefully keep the connection alive or re-establish it.</p> + +<code>$this->db->reconnect();</code> |