Error #1153 – Got a packet bigger than ‘max_allowed_packet’ bytes

Issue :

While trying to import a database via PhpMyAdmin , following error occurred :

#1153 – Got a packet bigger than ‘max_allowed_packet’ bytes

Fix:

Get into the file /etc/my.cnf
Change the following to the required value :

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max_allowed_packet = 16M
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This should resolve the issue.