Error: MySQL Server Has Gone Away

Let’s see how to fix the “MySQL server has gone away” error that appears when accessing MySQL Server.

The most common causes of the MySQL server has gone away error are:

  • Packet size too large in MySQL query (default maximum packet size is 16 MB);
  • You ran out of free RAM on the MySQL host (you can check the free memory in Linux using the free –h command;
  • The inactive connection between your application/script and MySQL (by default, the session disconnects after 8 hours).

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Zabbix: Configuring VMware ESXi Host Monitoring

In this article, we’ll show you how to configure monitoring of a standalone VMware ESXi host with Zabbix. On ESXi, you cannot install zabbix-agent to enable classic monitoring. However, Zabbix can use SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) to communicate with ESXi using XML-RPC format messages.

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Installing AnyDesk on Ubuntu/Debian/Mint

AnyDesk (analog of TeamViewer) is a lightweight (about 6 Mb) cross-platform application for managing and remotely connecting to the desktop of another computer. In this article, we’ll show you how to install AnyDesk on popular Linux distros (Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, Alt).

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Popular Wireshark Filters (by IP, protocol, MAC, etc.)

Wireshark is a popular network traffic analysis tool that can be used to diagnose network connections and detect the activity of various programs and protocols. For the convenience of filtering all traffic passing through the network card, you can use Wireshark filters. For novice administrators, applying filters in Wireshark raises a number of questions. In this article, we have collected basic examples of Wireshark filters (by IP address, protocol, port, MAC address, etc.), which will be useful for a quick start.

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Installing Minikube on Windows Server Hyper-V

In this article, we will show you how to install and run Minikube in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2019. Minikube is a simple environment for creating a single-node Kubernetes cluster. It is great for getting to know with Kubernetes environment, experimenting, and educating your employees.

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