Simple MySQL query that auto connects to a server if connection has timed out, or isn't there to begin with. Use in place of mysql_query.

Example:
$result = my_mysql_query("SELECT * FROM foo.bar");

In the code, we see SQL_SERVER, SQL_USER, SQL_PASS, and SQL_DB. These are defined using the define(); function.

Example:
define('SQL_SERVER','localhost');

function my_mysql_query($query, $link_identifier = false)
{
    if (!mysql_ping()) {
        mysql_close();
        mysql_connect(SQL_SERVER, SQL_USER, SQL_PASS);
        mysql_select_db(SQL_DB);
    }
    if ($link_identifier === false)
        return mysql_query($query);
    else
        return mysql_query($query, $link_identifier);   
}