What does this mean?

[Wendy]

I was trying to go another site that I'm a member of and I got this:

Warning: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111) in /home/virtual/site2/fst/var/www/html/forums/admin/db_mysql.php on line 40

Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111) in /home/virtual/site2/fst/var/www/html/forums/admin/db_mysql.php on line 40



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Is it my computer or is it their server or whatever it's called?

[[N]eto]

Must be the server. PM me the link and I'll check it out too.

[DayleJ]

its their server by the sounds of it, its a case of letting them sort it out and try again later i think.

[Wendy]

Thanks! I just wanted to make sure it wasn't my computer.

[Dark Realms]

Its nothing to dow tih there server... its just that there missing a file.... or they havent set the correct CHMOD permissions... most prob needs 777

[DayleJ]

in that case the file will of disrupted MySQL, the database and so disrupting the server from allowing entry....

[Dark Realms]

nope, coz MySQL doesnt require a database. It only requires a PHPAdmin file....

[[N]eto]

It's the server or files within the server that are running errors.

[Dark Realms]

Servers have nothing to do with it. if a server was down then hundreds of website's wld have the same trouble.... Its just:

1. Bad Connection to MySQL
2. CHMOD incorrect.....porbs needs a 777 Mod