Hello Emil You need to increase the max packet size that mysql can handle... try putting this in your my.cnf file under [mysqld]:
set-variable = max_allowed_packet=5M and restarting your server (obv. if you're starting mysql from the command line use the switch --max_allowed_packet) james At 10:35 04/03/2002 -0500, Diego, Emil wrote: >I am having a problem reading a SQL script to recreate a database. I am >runing mysql 3.23 on Redhat linux 7.2. The SQL file contains 35 megs worth >of data. Everytime i try running it to recreate my database from a backup i >get the following error: >ERROR 2006: MySQL server has gone away. > >I beleive that it is failing in the same spot. I have one very large table >that has over 1 meg >worth of data in a single row. I beleive that is where the SQL is failing. >Is there anything I can do to modify the configuration to allow large SQL >statements like that to run. > > > >Emil Diego >Web Coordinator >University of Miami School of Business >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >ph: 305.284.5449 >fx: 305.284.3404 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > >To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, e-mail ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php James Carrier Bullet Online :: Aim Higher [http://www.bulletonline.com] 41b Beavor Lane, London W6 9BL Tel +44 (0) 20 8834 3442 Fax +44 (0) 20 8741 2790 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
