i got this mysql error today in an email ...... weird

[corsacrazy]

 Database error in vBulletin :

Link-ID == false, connect failed
mysql error: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)

mysql error number: 2002

[Xenon]

that's no problem normally

from time to time i get this error as well

[corsacrazy]

would u be so kind to let me know what it means if u are aware of it ? thanks

[Dan]

Originally Posted by corsacrazy

would u be so kind to let me know what it means if u are aware of it ? thanks

means your mysql db was either down or it was rebooting when someone was trying to access the forums. at least that is what i gather from this.

[corsacrazy]

yes i just checked my server uptime and it was like 1 hour or so ... so im guess it went down .. thanks 4 confirmation