Bug #22853 max_allowed_packet misnomer - CONCAT() in SQL command allows for loss of data
Submitted: 30 Sep 2006 1:59 Modified: 30 Sep 2006 12:22
Reporter: Joseph Drago Email Updates:
Status: Verified Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: General Severity:S4 (Feature request)
Version:4.1.14-nt OS:Windows (Windows XP)
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any
Tags: concat, max_allowed_packet

File: Maximum allowed size is 50MB.
Description:
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If the data you need to attach is more than 50MB, you should create a compressed archive of the data, split it to 50MB chunks, and upload each of them as a separate attachment.

To split a large file: