--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/database.php	Sat Nov 15 15:33:51 2008 -0500
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?php
+
+$mysql_conn = false;
+
+function mysql_reconnect()
+{
+  global $mysql_conn, $mysql_host, $mysql_user, $mysql_pass, $mysql_dbname;
+  if ( $mysql_conn )
+  {
+    @mysql_close($mysql_conn);
+    if ( defined('LIBIRC_DEBUG') )
+    {
+      echo "< > Reconnecting to MySQL\n";
+    }
+  }
+  // connect to MySQL
+  $mysql_conn = @mysql_connect($mysql_host, $mysql_user, $mysql_pass);
+  if ( !$mysql_conn )
+  {
+    $m_e = mysql_error();
+    echo "Error connecting to MySQL: $m_e\n";
+    exit(1);
+  }
+  $q = @mysql_query("USE `$mysql_dbname`;", $mysql_conn);
+  if ( !$q )
+  {
+    $m_e = mysql_error();
+    echo "Error selecting database: $m_e\n";
+    exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+function eb_mysql_query($sql, $conn = false)
+{
+  global $mysql_conn, $irc;
+  $m_et = false;
+  while ( true )
+  {
+    $q = mysql_query($sql, $mysql_conn);
+    if ( !$q )
+    {
+      $m_e = mysql_error();
+      if ( strpos($m_e, 'gone away') && !$m_et )
+      {
+        mysql_reconnect();
+        continue;
+      }
+      $m_et = true;
+      // alert everyone on the bot's alert list
+      if ( is_object($irc) )
+      {
+        global $alert_list;
+        foreach ( $alert_list as $nick )
+        {
+          $irc->privmsg($nick, "MySQL query error: $m_e");
+        }
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        echo "\nQUERY ERROR: $m_e\nQuery: $sql\n";
+        exit(1);
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+    break;
+  }
+  return $q;
+}
+
+function db_escape($str)
+{
+  return mysql_real_escape_string($str);
+}