# Lost connection to MySQL server during query

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lost-connection-to-mysql-server-during-query/113575>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 2, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lost-connection-to-mysql-server-during-query/113575 "2007-09-02T03:24:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![jose](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jose](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jose)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lost-connection-to-mysql-server-during-query/113575/1 "2007-09-02T03:24:11Z")

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How do I configure Rails and MySQL to eliminate these messages?

“Mysql::Error: Lost connection to MySQL server during query:”

They occur about 1 in every 20 connections.

Jose

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**Author:** ![jose](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jose](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jose)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2007, 12:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lost-connection-to-mysql-server-during-query/113575/2 "2007-09-02T12:55:06Z")

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Jose Hales-Garcia wrote:

> How do I configure Rails and MySQL to eliminate these messages?
> 
> “Mysql::Error: Lost connection to MySQL server during query:”
> 
> They occur about 1 in every 20 connections.

Do you have the native MySQL bindings installed? (e.g. using “gem  
install mysql”)

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