When authenticating with squid_db_auth. Sometimes it looses connection with mysql. I only regains connection after I restart squid. this is the error I get in the cache.log DBD::mysql::st execute failed: MySQL server has gone away at /usr/local/squid/libexec/squid_db_auth line 107, <> line 2. DBD::mysql::st execute failed: MySQL server has gone away at /usr/local/squid/libexec/squid_db_auth line 107, <> line 3. DBD::mysql::st execute failed: MySQL server has gone away at /usr/local/squid/libexec/squid_db_auth line 107, <> line 4. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469