title: MySQL "#2006 - MySQL server has gone away" in phpMyAdmin
body: <p><strong>The Problem</strong></p>
  
  <p>My MySQL database works fine for my web application. However, when I try to open the database with phpMyAdmin, I get this error message:</p>
  
  <pre><code>#2006 - MySQL server has gone away
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And phpMyAdmin disconnects back to the login screen. Other databases work fine.
  My <code>ax_allowed_packet</code> is set to 16. I also tried 64, but it didn't work.</p>
  
  <p>Also this error occured eventually. The database is about 3 MB in size, so not very big.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Used Software</strong></p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Debian Squeeze x64</li>
  <li>MySQL (current version)</li>
  <li>phpMyAdmin (current version)</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p><strong>Question</strong></p>
  
  <p>How can I fix this error in order to view and edit my database in phpMyAdmin again?</p>