Index: include/func/func.db.php
diff -u include/func/func.db.php:1.9.2.17 include/func/func.db.php:1.9.2.18
--- include/func/func.db.php:1.9.2.17	Fri Apr 11 22:11:17 2008
+++ include/func/func.db.php	Mon May 12 17:42:20 2008
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@
 
 	__add_mark();
 	$result = mysql_query($query);
+
+	if (!$result && preg_match("/Lost connection|server has gone away/", mysql_error())) {
+		db_connection();
+		$result = mysql_query($query);
+	}
+
 	$t_end = func_microtime();
 	if (defined("START_TIME")) {
 		$__sql_time += func_microtime()-$t;
@@ -620,4 +626,23 @@
 		func_header_location("error_message.php?access_denied&id=79");
 }
 
+#
+# The function uses the global $sql_info array:
+# $sql_info = array($sql_host, $sql_user, $sql_password, $sql_db);
+#
+
+function db_connection () {
+	global $sql_info;
+
+	if (empty($sql_info)) return false;
+
+	$db_connect_limit = 5;
+	$sql_connection = false;
+	while ($db_connect_limit-- > 0 && !$sql_connection) {
+		$sql_connection = @db_connect($sql_info[0], $sql_info[1], $sql_info[2]);
+	}
+	db_select_db($sql_info[3]) || die("Sorry, the shop is inaccessible temporarily. Please try again later.");
+	return $sql_connection;
+}
+
 ?>
Index: init.php
diff -u init.php:1.31.2.41 init.php:1.31.2.42
--- init.php:1.31.2.41	Thu May  8 13:38:03 2008
+++ init.php	Mon May 12 17:42:20 2008
@@ -343,9 +343,11 @@
 #
 # Connect to database
 #
-$db_connect_limit = 5;
-while ($db_connect_limit-- > 0 && !@db_connect($sql_host, $sql_user, $sql_password)) { }
-db_select_db($sql_db) || die("Sorry, the shop is inaccessible temporarily. Please try again later.");
+
+global $sql_info;
+$sql_info = array($sql_host, $sql_user, $sql_password, $sql_db);
+
+db_connection();
 
 $tmp = func_query_first("SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'max_allowed_packet'");
 $sql_max_allowed_packet = intval($tmp['Value']);