Cannot connect to MySQL Server

[southbeach]

I have a site where I use MySQL and it has been running for a very long time. A couple of weeks ago, it started to give random error messages

Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10055)

For a while, the site kept on working but now, the message is persistent and the site simply does not come up.

I am using WAMP (I know, should not use WAMP for production but this is not exactly a production server ... it is a hobby server) on a WIN 2K3.

Thank you all for your suggestions!

 

[DonQuichote]

Can you connect through other means? If you cannot connect with the mysql command-line program either, the server may be down. If the server process is still visible, mysqladmin may say something, and off course the error log can contain useful info.

+++ Despite being wrong in every important aspect, that is a very good analogy +++
Hex (in Darwin's Watch)