MySQL Got a packet bigger than 'max_allowed_packet' bytes
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MySQL Got a packet bigger than ‘max_allowed_packet’ bytes

When I was trying to import tables using a SQL file to my MySQL database, I got error saying

Got a packet bigger than 'max_allowed_packet' bytes
MariaDB [wp_rohutech]> source C:\Users\rohan.kamble\work\Projects\rohutech\sql-dump\rohutech.sql
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.011 sec)
 
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.017 sec)
 
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.002 sec)
 
ERROR 1153 (08S01) at line 27 in file: 'C:\Users\rohan.kamble\work\Projects\rohutech\sql-dump\rohutech.sql': Got a packet bigger than 'max_allowed_packet' 
bytes
ERROR 2006 (HY000) at line 247 in file: 'C:\Users\rohan.kamble\work\Projects\rohutech\sql-dump\rohutech.sql': MySQL server has gone away
No connection. Trying to reconnect...
Connection id:    1899
Current database: wp_rohutech
 
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.003 sec)

if you encounter such error you can simply increase the size of max_allowed_packet by simply passing the argument with the size you want to keep for max_allowed_packet

mysql -u root -p wp_rohutech –max_allowed_packet=1G

C:\xampp\mysql\bin>mysql -u root -p wp_rohutech --max_allowed_packet=1G 
Enter password: 
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 1912
Server version: 10.4.24-MariaDB mariadb.org binary distribution

Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and others.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

MariaDB [wp_rohutech]> source C:\Users\rohan.kamble\work\Projects\wp_rohutech\sql-dump\wp_rohutech.sql
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.011 sec)

Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.023 sec)

Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.004 sec)

Query OK, 218 rows affected (0.042 sec)
Records: 218  Duplicates: 0  Warnings: 0

Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.000 sec)

Ref: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/packet-too-large.html

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