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Originally Posted by gerryvz

In addition, here is the error I received a few times relating to the database timing out. What changes can I make to the settings to avoid this?

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.4:

Invalid SQL:
INSERT IGNORE INTO vb_iei_img (
oldurl,
newurl
) VALUES (
'http://217.118.128.96/charlesironside/FMPro?-db=ecar2dta.fp5&key=41457&-img',
'https://www.500eboard.com/forums/clear.gif'
);

MySQL Error : MySQL server has gone away
Error Number : 2006
Request Date : Friday, November 17th 2017 @ 11:43:51 AM
Error Date : Friday, November 17th 2017 @ 11:44:52 AM
Script : http://www.500eboard.com/forums/admi...ron&cronid=171
Referrer : https://www.500eboard.com/forums/adm....php?do=modify
IP Address : 100.16.101.179
Username : gerryvz
Classname : vB_Database_MySQLi
MySQL Version :

The database server connection times out before the page or script finishes. This should never occur, but quite some hosting services "enforce" this policy in order to keep up with thousands of sites in a box. In a normal server, the connections time out once a day or so.

If this is your box, please make sure that the mysql server never drops connections, but also disallow permanent connections. The speed loss is won back by making less connections due to timed out pages and user refreshes.