--- src/mysql_drv.c	2006-09-21 20:25:19.000000000 +0200
+++ src/mysql_drv.c.new	2007-09-21 22:12:17.092607928 +0200
@@ -2489,6 +2489,16 @@
     goto FAILURE;
   }
 
+#if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50013
+  /* enable automatic reconnect for MySQL >= 5.0.13 */
+  snprintf(attrib, sizeof(attrib), "%sReconnect", prefix);
+  if (_ds_match_attribute(CTX->config->attributes, attrib, "true"))
+  {
+      my_bool reconnect = 1;
+      mysql_options(dbh, MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT, &reconnect);
+  }
+#endif
+
   if (hostname[0] == '/')
   {
     if (!mysql_real_connect (dbh, NULL, user, password, db, 0, hostname,