Database Error System error: 110 Lost connection to MySQL server

[14kvision]

Hey everyone, I need some help with a problem, hopefully someone can help!?

For the past few days I've been receiving this email:

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Database error in vBulletin :

mysql_connect() [<a href='function.mysql-connect'>function.mysql-connect</a>]: Lost connection to MySQL server at 'reading initial communication packet', system error: 110
/home/XXXXX/XXXXXYYYYXXX.com/forum/includes/class_core.php on line 314

MySQL Error :
Error Number :
Request Date : Wednesday, July 20th 2011 @ 03:52:24 AM
Error Date : Wednesday, July 20th 2011 @ 03:54:30 AM
Script : http://www.XXXXYYYYYXXXXX.com/forum/showthread.php?401-News&goto=newpost
Referrer :
IP Address : 66.249.XX.XX
Username :
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version :
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I replaced some of the information with "X's".

My question is, why am I receiving this? Everything on the forum seems to be working fine.

[Videx]

Wild guess department: You were recently upgraded to mysql 5 and the default timeout is so low you're going to have to get used to these errors. VB just tries again, so usually it doesn't affect the forum.

If you're on shared/managed hosting, contact tech support. Shared hosting will likely not raise this value for you.

[14kvision]

Thanks for your wild guess! :)

Sounds like a reasonable answer! :)