Title: MySQL Errors
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# MySQL Errors

 *  [thedewd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thedewd/)
 * (@thedewd)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-errors-2-2/)
 * I’m getting a lot of these errors lately:
 * [Sat Mar 22 15:35:46 2008] [error] [client xxxxxx] WordPress database error MySQL
   server has gone away for query UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = ‘0’ WHERE
   option_name = ‘doing_cron’
 * It’s always about this ‘doing_cron’ thingy. Anyone has an idea what that could
   be?
 * Thanks a lot!

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 *  [ssetd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ssetd/)
 * (@ssetd)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-errors-2-2/#post-716905)
 * No answer, but the same problem here.
 *  [jmirruiz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmirruiz/)
 * (@jmirruiz)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-errors-2-2/#post-716950)
 * Me too. WP 2.6.2
 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-errors-2-2/#post-716951)
 * “MySQL server has gone away” is a generic error which basically means that your
   database timed out.
 * There is no easy fix, you need to ask your host why the database keeps disconnecting
   you. Or switch hosts.

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 * Last activity: [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-errors-2-2/#post-716951)
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