Max_allowed_packet mysql

Rails
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Hi
I am using rails 2.3.8 with mysql 5.1. In my attachment model the
validation was
validates_attachment_size :attachment, :less_than => 2.megabytes,
:message => “Upload file size should not exceeds 2 MB”

And my /etc/my.ini has

max_allowed_packet = 16M

    The above worked perfectly.  But now I need file limit size as

10 MB instead of 2 MB. So I changed validation like
validates_attachment_size :attachment, :less_than => 10.megabytes,
:message => “Upload file size should not exceeds 10 MB”

And now when I tried to attach a file with size 9.2 MB it gets stuck for
long. No attachment happens. Please help

Thanks
Tom