1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/shared/Database/DatabaseMysql.cpp b/src/shared/Database/DatabaseMysql.cpp
index e7babedddfe..5dc02c0a738 100644
--- a/src/shared/Database/DatabaseMysql.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/Database/DatabaseMysql.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,20 @@ bool DatabaseMysql::Initialize(const char *infoString)
         PExecute("SET NAMES `utf8`");
         PExecute("SET CHARACTER SET `utf8`");
 
+    #if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50003
+        my_bool my_true = (my_bool)1;
+        if (mysql_options(mMysql, MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT, &my_true))
+        {
+            sLog.outDetail("Failed to turn on MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT.");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+           sLog.outDetail("Successfully turned on MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT.");
+        }
+    #else
+        #warning "Your mySQL client lib version does not support reconnecting after a timeout.\nIf this causes you any trouble we advice you to upgrade your mySQL client libs to at least mySQL 5.0.13 to resolve this problem."
+    #endif
+
         return true;
     }
     else