Database Error

[gibby]

Hello.

For some reason, I am getting this db error all the time and my board is down:

Database error in vBulletin :

mysqli_real_connect() [<a href='function.mysqli-real-connect'>function.mysqli-real-connect</a>]: (HY000/2002): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
/home/lampstan/public_html/forum/includes/class_core.php on line 1138

MySQL Error :
Error Number :
Request Date : Wednesday, October 15th 2008 @ 02:05:35 PM
Error Date : Wednesday, October 15th 2008 @ 02:05:35 PM
Script : http://www.lampstandstudy.com/forum/member.php?action=getinfo&u=
Referrer :
IP Address : 67.195.37.184
Username :
Classname : vB_Database_MySQLi
MySQL Version :

I have not changed anything. I run 3.7.3

Thanks.

[Lynne]

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/cantconnect

Are you sure it isn't your host that is down?

[gibby]

I just checked the hosting company's main site and it was down. So, yes. They are back up now and so is my board.