Crashes Every Morning!! :(

[phdev]

Hi everyone,

First off, I'm no expert in server optimization,
so I have no idea where to start with this...

But anyway, my server crashes almost every day.
I run a good-sized vb forum with 8000 members,
40k posts, etc, with usually close to 100 people online
in the mornings.

I'm on a Celeron 2.4 dedicated server at Steadfast.net,
and it crashes every morning after sending me a bunch of
vbulletin database errors, saying that it can't connect
to the mysql database.

How can I start trying to fix this situation and
stop future crashes? It's really hurting my membership sales,
adsense and affiliate revenue.

Thanks,

Ian

[Marco van Herwaarden]

If it always happens at the same time, then it must be some task running on the server. My first guess would be a backup that is being made, please consult your host about this.