phpBB3... ARGH!!

[phantasmic]

:wtf:

I'm trying to set up a fora using phpBB3's gear and I'm forever geeting the same error:

General Error

SQL ERROR [ mysqli ]

MySQL server has gone away [2006]

SQL

INSERT INTO phpbb_log (user_id, log_ip, log_time, log_operation, log_data, log_type) VALUES (2, '124.171.186.239', 1254813073, 'LOG_ERROR_EMAIL', 'a:1:{i:0;s:471:\"<strong>EMAIL/SMTP</strong><br /><em>/forum/install/index.php</em><br /><br />Could not connect to smtp host : 110 : Connection timed out<br /><br />&lt;b&gt;[phpBB Debug] PHP Notice&lt;/b&gt;: in file &lt;b&gt;/includes/functions_messenger.php&lt;/b&gt; on line &lt;b&gt;879&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;b&gt;fsockopen() [&lt;a href=\'function.fsockopen\'&gt;function.fsockopen& lt;/a&gt;]: unable to connect to mail.phantasma.co.cc:25 (Connection timed out)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\n<br />\";}', 2)

BACKTRACE

FILE: includes/db/mysqli.php
LINE: 163
CALL: dbal->sql_error()

FILE: includes/functions.php
LINE: 2982
CALL: dbal_mysqli->sql_query()

FILE: includes/functions_messenger.php
LINE: 309
CALL: add_log()

FILE: includes/functions_messenger.php
LINE: 452
CALL: messenger->error()

FILE: includes/functions_messenger.php
LINE: 264
CALL: messenger->msg_email()

FILE: install/install_install.php
LINE: 1947
CALL: messenger->send()

FILE: install/install_install.php
LINE: 107
CALL: install_install->email_admin()

FILE: install/index.php
LINE: 405
CALL: install_install->main()

FILE: install/index.php
LINE: 282
CALL: module->load()

I've set up a forum using phpBB and have never come across this problem. Any help here would be fantastic!

Cheers
Edit:
I had a look through the phpBB community forums and found out that it's more than likely a mySQL Connection Timeout.

Is there any way to edit the php.ini to update the connection timeout?

[xadrieth]

Umm, were a free host and you're not allowed to edit the php.ini file.

But just keep on trying to install it, it should eventually work.

If it's phpBB is the problem, you should try MyBB,

[descalzo]

Well, some of the servers seem to have

wait_timeout == 10

which is seconds, while the 'standard default' is 28800 (8 hrs)

While you can change it at the beginning of a script, I have no idea of how to change it on an install.

[felabria]

Yep, i know this error. You should try to NOT use Mysql Improved, Gave me a error(maybe the same). And are u trying to install 3.0.5 that's the official version right now. or try to use 3.0.6 RC2

[dojodesigns]

PHPbb3 was giving me a few problems too when I tried integrating the Gallery into the forum for the same username database. But, trial and error, my friend... good luck