Well you're not geeks really, but I don't understand compooters, and prefer to think that that's somehow your short-comings, rather than mine.

So anyway, is this...

Database connection error (2): Could not connect to MySQL.

...a problem with my laptop, or the site? 'Cause I keep having to log off & on again.

Depends on what you've been doing... could be cookies

Just trying to look at threads here.

Yeah, and 20 pages full of dirty content...
Try clearing the cookies, and if you wanna take a break on here for a moment, defrag the computer. If that doesn't work, and other people are having the same problem, it could be the site itself.

I got the same thing before...seems to be okay now.

Gilly wrote: I had the same about 10-15 mins ago.
I did not panic like a big girls blouse, just refreshed and got on with my browsing like a boss.

Is that where you stick your hand inside and pull out a string of brightly coloured hankies, a white rabbit, and a pound of raw sausages?

I think I'll leave it till tomorrow, as am under the influence of beer and lethargy.

Thanks though Stars.

It's probably your malignant phychic waves bouncing off the tinfoil hats in another place and ending up here.

I dunno how you sleep at night honest I don't!

I can't imagine what you're talking about, Feather, but I don't like your attitude.

Oh this is preposterous!!!

I've logged off, doused the machine with holy water (smothered the ensuing electrical fire with a table cloth) and logged back on again, and the malevolent bastard thing's still taking 10 minutes to post anything!

Intermittent and irritating fault with the site methinks....it was doing it last night too.

I got it too... and while it's loading slowly it could just be a problem with internet connections, or maybe a server issue. More than likely is since the holy water and fire didn't fix anything.

diamondgeezer wrote:
sql errors are usually a site issue as DG says above.

Thanks to all for info.

It's going even slower now, so I'm logging off in a fit of pique and hoping someone clever's sorted it out by the time I come back.

diamondgeezer wrote:
Yup.
It's OK ~ ish now but not as fast as usual. My guess is we are getting a lot of attention

Hehe funny responses. The mysql error is caused by the site server.

It can often happen when the site is under load. Could be interest in the site, or could be scrapers.

Hello Life2live.

'Scrapers' though? What fresh horror is this?

SQL is your squirrel
you need a new one, the old one must have escaped

^ Finally! Someone who talks sense!