Warning: MySQL server has gone away query:INSERT INTO watchdog (uid, type, message, severity, link, location, referer, hostname,

How to handle this error:

Warning: MySQL server has gone away query: INSERT INTO watchdog (uid, type, message, severity, link, location, referer, hostname, timestamp)

VALUES (1, 'php', '<em>MySQL server has gone away\nquery: UPDATE cache SET data =&amp;#039;a:4....

in C:\xampp\htdocs\studentindia\includes\database.mysql.inc on line 172

Solution:

The error is because max packet allowed by mysql has been exceeded.You need to change it.This generally happens whan the table size becomes very large. Therefore, do the following to solve it:

i) Go to xampp\mysql\bin

ii) open my.cnf

iii)change the Max packet Allowed = 64M instead of 8M.