diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
index ddc036d..241b280 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
@@ -82,7 +82,23 @@
 	}
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	/**
+	 * Reconnect
+	 *
+	 * Keep / reestablish the db connection if no queries have been
+	 * sent for a length of time exceeding the server's idle timeout
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	void
+	 */
+	function reconnect()
+	{
+		// not implemented in MSSQL
+	}
 
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
 	/**
 	 * Select the database
 	 *
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
index 2b05c3f..334daf3 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
@@ -91,6 +91,25 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Reconnect
+	 *
+	 * Keep / reestablish the db connection if no queries have been
+	 * sent for a length of time exceeding the server's idle timeout
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	void
+	 */
+	function reconnect()
+	{
+		if (mysql_ping($this->conn_id) === FALSE)
+		{
+			$this->conn_id = FALSE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	/**
 	 * Select the database
 	 *
 	 * @access	private called by the base class
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
index 6558112..74cfff4 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
@@ -91,6 +91,25 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Reconnect
+	 *
+	 * Keep / reestablish the db connection if no queries have been
+	 * sent for a length of time exceeding the server's idle timeout
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	void
+	 */
+	function reconnect()
+	{
+		if (mysqli_ping($this->conn_id) === FALSE)
+		{
+			$this->conn_id = FALSE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Select the database
 	 *
 	 * @access	private called by the base class
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
index 4dfec2e..f4ef42a 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
@@ -98,6 +98,22 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Reconnect
+	 *
+	 * Keep / reestablish the db connection if no queries have been
+	 * sent for a length of time exceeding the server's idle timeout
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	void
+	 */
+	function reconnect()
+	{
+		// not implemented in oracle
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Select the database
 	 *
 	 * @access  private called by the base class
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
index f7db4ca..2e529f3 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
@@ -82,6 +82,22 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Reconnect
+	 *
+	 * Keep / reestablish the db connection if no queries have been
+	 * sent for a length of time exceeding the server's idle timeout
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	void
+	 */
+	function reconnect()
+	{
+		// not implemented in odbc
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Select the database
 	 *
 	 * @access	private called by the base class
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
index 4bc5b7d..db3a3f2 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
@@ -102,6 +102,25 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Reconnect
+	 *
+	 * Keep / reestablish the db connection if no queries have been
+	 * sent for a length of time exceeding the server's idle timeout
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	void
+	 */
+	function reconnect()
+	{
+		if (pg_ping($this->conn_id) === FALSE)
+		{
+			$this->conn_id = FALSE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Select the database
 	 *
 	 * @access	private called by the base class
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
index bb1e6d0..cd7b26b 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
@@ -100,6 +100,22 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Reconnect
+	 *
+	 * Keep / reestablish the db connection if no queries have been
+	 * sent for a length of time exceeding the server's idle timeout
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	void
+	 */
+	function reconnect()
+	{
+		// not implemented in SQLite
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Select the database
 	 *
 	 * @access	private called by the base class