In your db, clear your cache tables. Try increasing the max_allowed_packet size -- set it at 16MB, and see what happens -- according to your current settings, it is at 1MB. Restart Apache and MySQL after editing the mysql config file. I'm assuming that you can bring a vanilla drupal install (just core, nothing else) live on this site with no issues, using your server current server config. Cheers, Bill Rajaram Shyamala wrote:

*Problem with LONG CCKs!*

Tried increaing packet size/wait_timeout wiht no effect. When I create a long CCK I get the MySQL gone away error. Have been stuck with this problem for over a week, any help is appreciated.

Summary of the associated my.ini file:

| max_allowed_packet | 1048576 | slow_launch_time | 2 | | slow_query_log | OFF | | slow_query_log_file | D:\server\mysql\Data\meenambica-slow.log version | 5.1.22-rc-community | wait_timeout | 28800

Shyamala

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