How to treat Database_Exception with Kohana 3 ORM - php

Question

Here is the problem
There is a script that after X amount of time (unknown amount between 5 and 40 minutes) throws the following error: MySQL server has gone away which Kohana turns into a Database_Exception 2006 As a result some of the information is not saved to the DB.
Here is what I think might work
class Model_Bar extends ORM {
protected $_belongs_to = array(
'foo' => array()
);
public function save(){ //Extends the save method
try {
$result = parent::save(); //Try parent save
} catch (Database_Exception $e) { //Catch exception
if ($e->getCode() == 2006) { //If exception code == 2006 then DB has gone away
mysqli_ping(); //Try to refresh DB link
$result = parent::save(); //Try parent save again
} else { //Exception code != 2006
throw new Exception($e); //Throw new DB exception
}
}
return $result; // Return the result from parent::save()
}
}
The Question: How can I refresh the link to the DB in Kohana's ORM?
More Info:
Using Kohana 3.0.8
Possible solution (I dont know how to try it in Kohana)
Thanks!

Answer 1

That's a problem of either
Reached the MYSQL configured timeout
Exceeded packet size
Loss of packets
If you are executing a long insert, like a bulk insert, if your DB isn't configured for that, no change in your code will have any effect. You may try to reconfigure your MYSQL instance, then rule out the MYSQL blame, then after you try to amend your code (which I doubt is the source of the problem). Retrying saving won't help much, but to make the DB even busier.
Another thing, if you are using a proxy (like HAProxy), check the timeouts on that as well.