title: MySQL Workbench: Reconnecting to database when "MySQL server has gone away"?
body: <p>I have a lot of tabs and queries open in MySQL workbench. I left it open before I went to sleep, but this morning I am getting an error <code>MySQL server has gone away</code> when trying to run queries.</p>
  
  <p>The database is up, and I am able to connect to it if I open a new connection on MySQL workbench, but the current connection is dead. How do I reconnect?</p>
  
  <p>I don't want to open a new connection as I would have to copy my queries and tabs over.</p>