# Weird error message on SDMB..
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-error-message-on-sdmb/19422
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**Created:** [May 13, 2000, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-error-message-on-sdmb/19422 "2000-05-13T11:12:20Z")
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### Author:  [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2000, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-error-message-on-sdmb/19422/1 "2000-05-13T11:12:20Z")
It’s around 4 in the morning pacific time (yeah yeah, need help getting to sleep early) and I got this message when I tried to switch forums…
> [@](#):
>
> Warning: Too many connections in admin/db\_mysql.php on line 31
>
> There seems to have been a slight problem with the database. Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.
>
> An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.
>
> We apologise for any inconvenience.
Fortunately the message went away 2 minutes later.
So what was this “slight problem”? Did I do something wrong to get this message, or was it one of those server “burps” I always hear about?
And why is **apologise** misspelled? 😛
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### Author:  [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2000, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-error-message-on-sdmb/19422/2 "2000-05-13T11:18:55Z")
okay, I found my answer here…
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=24208](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=24208)
But I’m still wondering about the misspelling. lol
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### Author:  [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2000, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-error-message-on-sdmb/19422/3 "2000-05-13T17:51:01Z")
Um, not a misspelling. Just a different way of doing things.
The system uses Brit spelling; the company that makes the software is based in England.
your humble TubaDiva
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