From 87cbafce2d6803af78714baf8bba64309c01fc33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Derek Jones <derek.jones@ellislab.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:29:59 +0000
Subject: added reconnect() method to db drivers

---
 user_guide/changelog.html           | 1 +
 user_guide/database/connecting.html | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)

(limited to 'user_guide')

diff --git a/user_guide/changelog.html b/user_guide/changelog.html
index cdbfbbd04..3ddaf8d08 100644
--- a/user_guide/changelog.html
+++ b/user_guide/changelog.html
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ SVN Revision: </p>
 			<li>Updated all database drivers to handle arrays in escape_str()</li>
 			<li>Added escape_like_str() method for escaping strings to be used in LIKE conditions</li>
 			<li>Updated Active Record to utilize the new LIKE escaping mechanism.</li>
+			<li>Added reconnect() method to DB drivers to try to keep alive / reestablish a connection after a long idle.</li>
 		</ul>
 	</li>
 	
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>
 
 
 	
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