ERROR 2013 (HY000): Lost connection to MySQL server at 'reading initial communication packet', system error: 104
Hi,
My Linode has been working great for well over a year. But suddenly today, my database has been crashing endlessly. It's the mysql that is crashing.
When I SSH into my linode and take a look, I get this error message:
ERROR 2013 (HY000): Lost connection to MySQL server at 'reading initial communication packet', system error: 104
Has my database been hacked? What is going on? I've never seen this before.
What can I do to fix this?
1 Reply
eruzanski
Linode Staff
As mentioned in the Stack Overflow post linked below, the issue could arise if the MySQL server is bound exclusively to the loop-back IP (127.0.0.1/localhost), effectively restricting external connections. Numerous users in the discussion reported that eliminating this restriction proved effective in resolving the problem.