问题 I am trying to make a persistent connection to MySQL RDS database from a php worker running on an external ubuntu server. As a part of connection, i first check for "mysql_ping". If the ping returns true, then use the current connection, else make a new connection. The problem that I am facing is that when I start my worker, the connection establishes fine, and works well for some time, i.e. I can make repeated queries to the RDS database sucessfully. However around 15 minutes later, if I