Title: max_packet_allowed value
Last modified: March 30, 2017

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# max_packet_allowed value

 *  Resolved [kiisu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kiisu/)
 * (@kiisu)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/max_packet_allowed-value/)
 * Hi
 * I have just installed this plugin and am trying to clone the root of a multisite
   installation into a subsite. The subsite gets created, but I get an error
 * `Uh-oh - there was an sql error: Got a packet bigger than 'max_allowed_packet'
   bytes.`
 * I am assuming that I need to set max_allowed_packet in my server.cnf, but do 
   I also need to set it in my client.cnf and my mysql-clients.cnf file too and 
   if so then
    - which sections do I set it in e.g. [ mysql] [mysqldump] etc ??
    - what value do I use (and how to determine the best value to use)
 * Many thanks
    Chris

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 *  Plugin Author [Never Settle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neversettle/)
 * (@neversettle)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/max_packet_allowed-value/#post-8976072)
 * I think this has the answer you are looking for:
 * [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8062496/how-to-change-max-allowed-packet-size](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8062496/how-to-change-max-allowed-packet-size)
 * Cheers!

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