Hi guys, Is there any work around the max_allowed_packet problem? I am trying to import some big strings (33M - 300M) using mysql 3.23.36 on mandrake 8.0 Cheers, arek PS. Apologies if this is a well known problem but I am new to this list and could not find a definitive answer in docs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Arek Kasprzyk EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute. Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK. Tel: +44-(0)1223-494606 Fax: +44-(0)1223-494468 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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