bool DatabaseMySQL::connect(bool _reconnect)
{
	if(_reconnect)
	{
		std::clog << "WARNING: MYSQL Lost connection, attempting to reconnect..." << std::endl;
		if(++m_attempts > MAX_RECONNECT_ATTEMPTS)
		{
            GlobalEventMap recordEvents = g_globalEvents->getEventMap(GLOBALEVENT_LOSTCONNECTION);
	            for(GlobalEventMap::iterator it = recordEvents.begin(); it != recordEvents.end(); ++it)
	                it->second->executeEvent();
			std::clog << "Failed connection to database - maximum reconnect attempts passed." << std::endl;
			return false;
		}
	}

	if(mysql_real_connect(&m_handle, g_config.getString(ConfigManager::SQL_HOST).c_str(), g_config.getString(
		ConfigManager::SQL_USER).c_str(), g_config.getString(ConfigManager::SQL_PASS).c_str(), g_config.getString(
		ConfigManager::SQL_DB).c_str(), g_config.getNumber(ConfigManager::SQL_PORT), NULL, 0))
	{
		m_attempts = 0;
		return true;
	}

	std::clog << "Failed connecting to database - MYSQL ERROR: " << mysql_error(&m_handle) << " (" << mysql_errno(&m_handle) << ")" << std::endl;
	return false;
}