# Mysql::Error: Lost connection to MySQL server during query **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 19, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-lost-connection-to-mysql-server-during-query/95642 "2006-01-19T03:22:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vanik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/ac8455/32.png) [@vanik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vanik)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-lost-connection-to-mysql-server-during-query/95642/1 "2006-01-19T03:22:27Z")
Earlier I posted a question about password hashes because I thought that was the last thing in my app that I touched (mysql GRANTs) but after poking through my logs I am now not so sure it is the password. In my log I see: ActionView::TemplateError (Mysql::Error: Lost connection to MySQL server during query: SELECT \* FROM newsitems ORDER BY created DESC LIMIT 4) on line #84 of app/views/layouts/application.rhtml: It now seems to me that I do log in ok and that what I thought was a password problem was a red herring. This seems to be a known problem on some platforms [Peak Obsession](http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/Mysql+Connection+Problems/) I am using webrick on FC4. But the puzzling thing to me is that this has been running for weeks with no problems. gem install mysql fails but I can’t use the method provided at [http://www.ocsforums.com/showthread.php?t=132](http://www.ocsforums.com/showthread.php?t=132) because it fails with can’t find header files for ruby. Has anyone else had MySQL “Lost Connection” problems? Gary ---
**Author:** ![vanik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/ac8455/32.png) [@vanik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vanik)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-lost-connection-to-mysql-server-during-query/95642/2 "2006-01-19T03:28:29Z")
This patch may fix your problem: [http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/3433](http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/3433) Does your log file look like two requests are running at the same time? If so, the above patch should fix that. ---
**Author:** ![vanik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/ac8455/32.png) [@vanik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vanik)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-lost-connection-to-mysql-server-during-query/95642/3 "2006-01-19T03:43:34Z")
It’s the WEBrick server code in Rails, so it is a Rails patch. ---
**Author:** ![vanik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/ac8455/32.png) [@vanik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vanik)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-lost-connection-to-mysql-server-during-query/95642/4 "2006-01-19T03:40:33Z")
No it does not appear to be issuing two requests, according to my log. Thx for the suggestion though. I may still try your patch. It is applied to WEBrick right? not Rails? Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: “Tom F.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) To: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:50 PM Subject: RE: [Rails] Mysql::Error: Lost connection to MySQL server during query ---
**Author:** ![vanik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/ac8455/32.png) [@vanik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vanik)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-lost-connection-to-mysql-server-during-query/95642/5 "2006-01-19T03:52:36Z")
Thanks to all that replied with suggestions. Thanks to Tom F. for suggesting a patch. I ended up basically following the directions here [http://www.ocsforums.com/showthread.php?t=132](http://www.ocsforums.com/showthread.php?t=132) and I was able to install the mysql gem. However I did not need to make the change from i386-redhat-linux-gcc to i386-redhat-linux-gcc32. I just compiled it locally and installed it again. I’m still unclear why this broke in the first place, as I said it had been in operation for weeks. But whatever, I’m back in business! Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: “Gary H.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) To: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 9:03 PM Subject: Re: [Rails] Mysql::Error: Lost connection to MySQL server during query