Hi Donald, Is the script possibly sending a query larger than max_allowed_packet (1MB default)? Have you read http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Gone_away.html ?
Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Tyler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 10:36 AM Subject: Lost Connection to MySQL server during query > I have a script that is processing data from a single table and splitting it > into smaller normalized tables. > > > > The script takes anywhere between 5-10 minutes to complete, and as it runs > it constantly outputs a report on its progress. > > > > The script seems to run fine the first time I run it, but with subsequent > runs (To see if it incorrectly creates duplicates of records etc), after a > couple of minutes the script ends with an error message saying "Lost > connection to MySQL server during query". > > > > During the first run, the script is mostly just chopping up the data and > placing it in the new tables, and doing a little comparing. But during > subsequent runs, all of the records in the new tables should already exist, > so the script see's this, and instead of creating new records, it compares > them to see if its correct. > > > > Does anyone have any idea why it would be losing connection all the time? > > > > This is just being run on a test server at the moment. Being used as the > server and also the client, configured as follows: > > > > Windows XP Tablet Edition > > PHP 4.3.3 > > PHP Extensions: XmlRPC > > MySQL 4.0.14 > > Apache 2.0.47 > > > > Please help, this has been making my life hell for a week now! > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Donald -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
