Database error

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My forum has been open since like Feb 18th and I have one guy that says when he tries to go to the site he gets this error:

Database Error: Lost connection to MySQL server during query
File: /home/content/f/o/b/fobnation/html/SMF/Sources/Security.php
Line: 272Database Error: MySQL server has gone away
File: /home/content/f/o/b/fobnation/html/SMF/Sources/Load.php
Line: 2007[/b

Anything I can do to change this.....

[karlbenson]

I've seen this most often where the mysql database isn't stored on localhost (commonly with godaddy's cheap shared hosting).
If I recall correctly, its due to a very short timeout in their mysql servers.

Most users most commonly come across this when posting pictures and SMF's max width/height functionality.
As in order to test whether the image exceeds the max functionality, smf has to download the image. Its during that period there is the timeout.

Admin > "Features and Options" => "Basic features".
Set both of these to 0
Max width of posted pictures (0 = disable)  
Max height of posted pictures (0 = disable)  

If that doesn't resolve your issue, then I would recommend contacting your host.