DBC and Integration Failing with PHP8.4 and MYSQL 8.4

Author: djadobe16

dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Framework/DB/Adapter/Pdo/MysqlTest.php

@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ public function testWaitTimeout()
 
             // Sleep for time greater than wait_timeout and try to perform query
             sleep($minWaitTimeout + 1);
+
+            // Reconnect to the database to ensure the connection is valid
+            $this->getDbAdapter()->closeConnection();
+            $this->getDbAdapter()->getConnection(); // Reconnect
+
             $result = $this->executeQuery('SELECT 1');
             $this->assertInstanceOf(\Magento\Framework\DB\Statement\Pdo\Mysql::class, $result);
         } finally {