[Karnage22]

Originally Posted by snakes1100

I assume no info changed in the downtime, ie... db user credentials in config.php, then the issue is indeed on their side, the error would show a different msg if those credentials were wrong.

I would guess at this point as i dont have server access, that its timing out trying to connect as the db server is to busy.

Check these variables for sql in the admincp:
connect_timeout = ?
interactive_timeout = ?
wait_timeout = ?

Sorry i have just had a search and a google and can't seem to find where those setting are, are they under a option in the admin panel?

Originally Posted by Lynne

What was the issue with your host? Did they change anything on the server because it certainly sounds like they did.

They assure me nothing has changed. However as you say it seems too much of a coincidence that it worked perfectly before the downtime, and now i have this issue after the downtime. I would say that the hosting company i am with is beyond awful, i have had 4 periods of downtime within the last 2 weeks. I am considering changing host however i would like to prove for sure that the issue i am having is indeed there fault.

Thanks for reply's.