Can this be a bot error?

[Boofo]

I get these every now and then and I don't think it is the host as they have been real good at not throwing these errors at me. I don't have a user with that name so I am thinking it is a bot. Does anyone know why it would do this other than the standard reason? The IP seems to be from Bangkok.

Database error in vBulletin 3.7.1:
Invalid SQL:
SELECT userid, usergroupid, membergroupids, infractiongroupids, username, password, salt FROM user WHERE username = 'wallunitfixer';
MySQL Error : MySQL server has gone away
Error Number : 2006
Request Date : Wednesday, July 2nd 2008 @ 12:16:44 PM
Error Date : Wednesday, July 2nd 2008 @ 12:17:12 PM
Script : http://www.fathers-rights-forums.com/forums/login.php?do=login
Referrer : http://www.fathers-rights-forums.com/forums/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=12
IP Address : 203.158.221.227
Username : Unregistered
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version :

[noppid]

I have a similar problem at 11:37 pm everyday due to the cpanel server package updates. It restarts MySql. Are all your messages at the same time everyday?

[Boofo]

Nope, only at wierd times and not even every day, but always with a post trying to be made by a user that I don't have.

[Jase2]

Please see this thread for all possible causes: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43505

[Boofo]

First, that is from 2002 and things have changed quite a bit since then and second, I can't read.

[noppid]

Actually it still applies exactly per the MySql 5 manual for both versions of the error name and number.

Is it always the redirect of a guest trying to post that throws it? Have you tried this a a guest if so?

You're really a grouch old *explicit removed*. :D It's like 2004 still. What's up with that?

[v0xb0x]

I get these every now and then and I don't think it is the host as they have been real good at not throwing these errors at me. I don't have a user with that name so I am thinking it is a bot. Does anyone know why it would do this other than the standard reason? The IP seems to be from Bangkok.


Boofo, where are you getting this log from?

[Boofo]

That is the email I got for the error.

@noppid - I have never gotten those errors even once on 3.5.4 or below, which is what I was at before I did a fresh install of 3.7.0 beta 3. What I meant was that vb code has changed, not the error meaning.

I was only messing with Jase2. It was meant as humor, although it seems I need to work on my routine a little more.

As far as being a grouch, I'm entitled. ;)

[Jase2]

Try: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/troubleshoot_mysql_goneaway also.

[noppid]

As far as being a grouch, I'm entitled. ;)

I know. I was poking fun back at ya. I don't care much whatcha say, I'm happy for replies to my posts. :p

[Opserty]

Its nothing to do with the vBulletin scripts really, its to do with the MySQL server. See if your host could shed some light on it? (Maybe they can check their logs around the time you get the error?).

Read the link in post #9 too.

[Boofo]

Well, they had to change something between 3.5.4 and the 3.7 series as I never got them before. I was just curious as to why it only happens with users that aren't really registered when they try to post, which leaves me to believe it is bots. I'm wondering what they are doing to cause it. I got the gone away errors on my last host like mad. I haven't had any here except for these weird ones. I searched the net and found a lot of links about the error before I posted, but I thought someone here might have run into this with bots. Thanks for the links, though. ;)