When MySQL crapped out this morning, I tried to access the admin section of the board to run the query, but I couldn't get to it. It appears that the entire board is inaccessible when the database gets locked up.

Someone offline suggested upgrading from PHP 4.3.2 to 4.3.4 and MySQL 4.0.13 to 4.0.17. Would either of these upgrades help with this issue?