Hello,<br><br>Once or twice a day I&#39;m losing connection to MySQL and this error is generated:<br><br>Mysql::Error: Lost connection to MySQL server during query: INSERT INTO pictures (`content_type`, `name`, `size`, `thumbnail`, `updated_at`, `pictureable_type`, `description`, `pictureable_id`, `filename`, `height`, `user_id`, `parent_id`, `created_at`, `width`) VALUES(&#39;image/jpeg&#39;, NULL, 70907, NULL, &#39;2007-10-30 00:25:36&#39;, &#39;-&#39;, NULL, 43, &#39;

DSC05209.JPG&#39;, 525, 1, NULL, &#39;2007-10-30 00:25:36&#39;, 700) - (ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid)<br>/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.15.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb:128:in `log&#39;

<br>/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.15.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb:243:in `execute&#39;<br>/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.15.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb:253:in `insert&#39;

<br>/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.15.5/lib/active_record/base.rb:1814:in `create_without_callbacks&#39;<br>/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.15.5/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb:254:in `create_without_timestamps&#39;

<br>/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.15.5/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb:30:in `create&#39;<br>/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.15.5/lib/active_record/base.rb:1792:in `create_or_update_without_callbacks&#39;

<br>/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.15.5/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb:242:in `create_or_update&#39;<br>/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.15.5/lib/active_record/base.rb:1548:in `save_without_validation&#39;

<br>/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.15.5/lib/active_record/validations.rb:752:in `save_without_transactions&#39;<br>/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.15.5/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:129:in `save&#39;

<br>/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.15.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:59:in `transaction&#39;<br>/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.15.5/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:95:in `transaction&#39;

<br>/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.15.5/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:121:in `transaction&#39;<br>/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.15.5/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:129:in `save&#39;<br>/u/apps/splat_upload/app/controllers/upload.rb:13:in `do&#39;

(The connection doesn&#39;t restore) Very simple setup, cluster of 3... ...I&#39;m using Merb for image uploads. I also have this exact same setup on another site and I never lose connection. Is there a work-around for this? Any ideas?

<br><br>Thanks<br><br><br>