board errors

[able1]

I've been getting alot of sql errors on the board in the past few weeks when I've never had one before that I can recall. Anyone else having the same problem?

[footballguy51]

Yes.

[factman]

yes, yes, yes!

[able1]

I have limited experience running phpbb sites... about enough to be dangerous:) but sql errors can be a pain to find. It's a database communication issue. It can be a simple typo, but more often it's an issue with crawler bots, especially if there are more than one on at the same time. The thinking is they can overwhelm the sql with mass requests at once and cause errors. If that's what it is, the rest of us just have to wait until one of them disconnects. The fix is to limit the bots access or raise the max connections. Very annoying. Hopefully the webmaster is aware and looking into it.