--- 0.8.7e/sql.c	2009-06-28 21:45:02.000000000 -0400

+++ ../branches/0.8.7/sql.c	2009-08-18 20:51:30.000000000 -0400

@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@

 		die("FATAL: MySQL options unable to set timeout value");

 	}

+	my_bool reconnect = 1;

+	options_error = mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT, &reconnect);

+	if (options_error < 0) {

+		die("FATAL: MySQL options unable to set reconnect option\n");

+	}

+

 	while (tries > 0) {

 		tries--;