What does this mean?

[jellybaby]

Have received an email with the following:-

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.8:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT COUNT(*) AS strikes, MAX(striketime) AS lasttime
FROM strikes
WHERE strikeip = '62.253.32.8'

mysql error: MySQL server has gone away

mysql error number: 2006

Does anyone know what it means please?

Thanks

[Boofo]

Is that your IP?

[jellybaby]

no not mine

[Paul M]

It means the connection to the mysql server was teminated during the query, possibly a timeout issue, or mysql shut down for some reason.