$database->reset() method

Reset the current PDO connection(s)

This forces re-creation of the PDO instance(s), whether writer, reader or both. This may be useful to call after a "MySQL server has gone away" error to attempt to re-establish the connection.

Available since version 3.0.240.

Usage

// basic usage
$self = $database->reset();

// usage with all arguments
$self = $database->reset($type = null);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
type (optional)string, null
  • Specify 'writer' to reset writer instance.
  • Specify 'reader' to reset reader instance.
  • Omit or null to reset both, or whichever one is in use.

Return value

self


$database methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.244

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