IPS Driver Error

IPB WARNING [2] mysql_connect(): MySQL server has gone away (Line: 131 of /ips_kernel/class_db_mysql.php)
IPB WARNING [2] mysql_connect(): Error while reading greeting packet. PID=3502 (Line: 131 of /ips_kernel/class_db_mysql.php)
IPB WARNING [2] mysql_connect(): MySQL server has gone away (Line: 131 of /ips_kernel/class_db_mysql.php)
IPS Driver Error

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Error Returned

SQL error: MySQL server has gone away SQL error code: Date: Wednesday 22nd 2020f January 2020 02:11:19 PM

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