Hi!
>>>>> "btjones" == btjones <btjones@stripped> writes:
btjones> If a connection has been closed by the mySQL server, like in a timeout
btjones> condition, does the API function mysql_ping() awake the connection again if
btjones> the reconnect flag was set, or will it just return a lost server error?
It will awake the connections if the reconnect flag was set.
This is what we do in MyODBC!
btjones> In other words, if I'm testing to see if a long-unused connection is dead
btjones> before I close it by calling mysql_ping(), am I then forced to call
btjones> mysql_close() or can I assume the connection is closed and lost and just
btjones> free up the memory I've used for the connection? If I call mysql_close()
btjones> on a connection that's already closed, will it just return quietly or will
btjones> it segfault?
The above shouldn't need to be done.
btjones> Are there any differences in the implementation of these functions between
btjones> 3.22 and 3.23? Specifically will 3.22 stay timed out but 3.23 reconnect or
btjones> something similar?
The code is identical between 3.22 and 3.23 in this case.
Regards,
Monty
