title: SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 2006 MySQL server has gone away - What to do?
body: <p>Here is what I get and I don't know what to do....</p>
  
  <pre><code>There has been an error processing your request
  
  SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 2006 MySQL server has gone away
  
  Trace:
  #0 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/lib/Zend/Db/Statement.php(300): Zend_Db_Statement_Pdo-&gt;_execute(Array)
  #1 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/lib/Zend/Db/Adapter/Abstract.php(479): Zend_Db_Statement-&gt;execute(Array)
  #2 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/lib/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Abstract.php(238): Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract-&gt;query('SELECT `main_ta...', Array)
  #3 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/lib/Varien/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Mysql.php(333): Zend_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Abstract-&gt;query('SELECT `main_ta...', Array)
  #4 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/lib/Zend/Db/Adapter/Abstract.php(734): Varien_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Mysql-&gt;query(Object(Varien_Db_Select), Array)
  #5 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/lib/Varien/Data/Collection/Db.php(783): Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract-&gt;fetchAll(Object(Varien_Db_Select), Array)
  #6 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/lib/Varien/Data/Collection/Db.php(696): Varien_Data_Collection_Db-&gt;_fetchAll(Object(Varien_Db_Select))
  #7 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/lib/Varien/Data/Collection/Db.php(617): Varien_Data_Collection_Db-&gt;getData()
  #8 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/Catalog/Product/Edit/Tabs.php(57): Varien_Data_Collection_Db-&gt;load()
  #9 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Block/Abstract.php(223): Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Catalog_Product_Edit_Tabs-&gt;_prepareLayout()
  #10 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Layout.php(430): Mage_Core_Block_Abstract-&gt;setLayout(Object(Mage_Core_Model_Layout))
  #11 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Layout.php(446): Mage_Core_Model_Layout-&gt;createBlock('adminhtml/catal...', 'product_tabs')
  #12 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Layout.php(238): Mage_Core_Model_Layout-&gt;addBlock('adminhtml/catal...', 'product_tabs')
  #13 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Layout.php(204): Mage_Core_Model_Layout-&gt;_generateBlock(Object(Mage_Core_Model_Layout_Element), Object(Mage_Core_Model_Layout_Element))
  #14 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Layout.php(209): Mage_Core_Model_Layout-&gt;generateBlocks(Object(Mage_Core_Model_Layout_Element))
  #15 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Action.php(343): Mage_Core_Model_Layout-&gt;generateBlocks()
  #16 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Action.php(270): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Action-&gt;generateLayoutBlocks()
  #17 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Controller/Action.php(263): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Action-&gt;loadLayout(Array, true, true)
  #18 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/controllers/Catalog/ProductController.php(246): Mage_Adminhtml_Controller_Action-&gt;loadLayout(Array)
  #19 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Action.php(418): Mage_Adminhtml_Catalog_ProductController-&gt;editAction()
  #20 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Router/Standard.php(253): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Action-&gt;dispatch('edit')
  #21 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Front.php(176): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Router_Standard-&gt;match(Object(Mage_Core_Controller_Request_Http))
  #22 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/App.php(340): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Front-&gt;dispatch()
  #23 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/app/Mage.php(627): Mage_Core_Model_App-&gt;run(Array)
  #24 /home/autobadges/public_html/stangcenter.com/index.php(80): Mage::run('', 'store')
  #25 {main}
  </code></pre>