Fellow computer geeks, what does this error message mean ?

[steve2470]

Warning: mysql_connect(): Host '192.168.1.4' is blocked because of many connection errors. Unblock with 'mysqladmin flush-hosts' in /home/vhosts/airamericaradio.com/www/includes/database.mysql.inc on line 31
Host '192.168.1.4' is blocked because of many connection errors. Unblock with 'mysqladmin flush-hosts'

this is what you get at AAR website.

[tk2kewl]

1. it means their database is hosed

[ET Awful]

2. It means they need to reindex their SQL database and possibly

restart their SQL server.

[Burma Jones]

4. Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding.......n/t

[ohio_liberal]

3. Database error

[Norwood]

5. SQL database error

redundant, yes I know

[thoughtanarchist]

6. database error from class mysql_connect()

It seems to indicate that the the database server that serves up portions of the website reached a threshold and the web server stopped trying to connect to the DB server ( or the DB server started turning away connections from the web server )

[0rganism]

7. One of the database servers on their private net is boned

Could be a dying NIC, could be a misconfiguration, hard to say more from outside.

[MidwestTransplant]

8. You computer is about to explode! RUN AWAY!

:)

[iconoclastic cat]

9. It loves you.