General error: 2006 MySQL server has gone away
11 years ago, August 6, 2013
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The error "General error: 2006 MySQL server has gone away." can occur when you are developing a site on a cms or framework like drupal, wordpress, magento, etc. which can have large queries.
Solution: Increasing max_allowed_packet size in my.ini may fix the issue. At least it fixed mine.
Open your my.ini file which should be inside mysql/bin directory,
search for "max_allowed_packet"
Change the size to 100M or so, max_allowed_packet=100M and
restart MySQL
It worked for me hope works for you too.