Trace log:

[0.0002] log started.
[0.0006] milestone (0.0005 sec): DBAL started.
[9.2546] milestone (9.2539 sec): DBAL created -- !!! sic! how long
[9.2551] TemplateEngine::Build -> (npj/themes/)
[9.2590] milestone (0.0044 sec): RH::Constructor done. Workspace built
[9.2649] milestone (0.0059 sec): UseClass: ListSimple, ListCurrent
[9.2656] milestone (0.0007 sec): RH::_Preprocessing State, than Url...
[9.2696] milestone (0.0040 sec): UseClass: NpjObject done
[9.2702] Executing sql: select *, title as subject, node_id as id from npj_nodes where is_local=1 limit 1
[9.2705] ERROR [!....]: DBAL SQL Error {2013} Lost connection to MySQL server during query
[9.2708] log flushed.

prematurely dying.