Phorum Database Error

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Error:

MySQL server has gone away (2006): SELECT name, data, type FROM phorum_settings

Backtrace:

Function phorum_database_error called at
{path to Phorum}/include/db/mysql/mysqli.php:212
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Function phorum_db_interact called at
{path to Phorum}/include/db/mysql.php:373
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Function phorum_db_load_settings called at
{path to Phorum}/common.php:166
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Function include_once called at
{path to Phorum}/read.php:21
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