On Tuesday 01 June 2010 12:46:40 John Nagle wrote: > durumdara wrote: > >>> When I tried to start this, I got error: > >>> _mysql_exceptions.OperationalError: (2006, 'MySQL server has gone > >>> away') > > Are you by any chance trying to do this on a HostGator account? > HostGator servers run a program which kills long MySQL transactions > by executing MySQL "KILL" transactions. > This is reported to the user as 'MySQL server has gone away'
I don't think HostGator is alone in this -- AFAIK several web hosts (including mine) do it too. ---- Rami Chowdhury "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." -- Godwin's Law 408-597-7068 (US) / 07875-841-046 (UK) / 01819-245544 (BD) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list