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MySQL server has gone away obstructing import of large dumps

I am trying to import a large sql dump (2GB) to my local mysql on my mac. I have been able to do this in the past (I was using MAMP), but now I get a ERROR 2006 (HY000) at line 7758: MySQL server ...
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How do I find PostgreSQL's data directory?

I forgot how I started PostgreSQL the last time (it was months ago) and I don't remember where the data directory is located. The postgres command seems to require the location of the data directory. ...
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Postgresql Database on external HD

My laptop has a small hard drive. I want to load a big data set. I have moved the entire /usr/local/var/postgres to the external hd, and symlinked it back. Now I'm getting this error, psql: could ...
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DB2 Express-C on Mac OS X

I have followed all the steps described on the Getting Started with DB2 Express v9.7 e-book and installed DB2 Express-C on my Mac. The installation succeeded without a problem. I did setup OS X ...
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How to properly stop MySQL server on Mac OS X?

I installed MySQL Community Server following instructions at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/macosx-installation.html with the Startup Item and the MySQL Preference Pane. I can stop the ...
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PostgreSQL is running locally but I cannot connect. Why?

Recently updated my machine from Mac OS X Lion (10.7.4) to Mountain Lion (10.8) and I think it borked my PostgreSQL installation. It was installed originally via Homebrew. I'm not a DBA, but hoping ...
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Uninstall Postgres 10 on macOS – EnterpriseDB installer

Title says it all… How to completely remove a Postgres cluster from a macOS computer? I used the installer app provided by EnterpriseDB as a courtesy to the community. This uninstallation question ...
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Start, stop, configure PostgreSQL through Mac terminal

I am having basic problems using PostgreSQL on my Mac OSX Yosemite, through the terminal. I tried google-ing but this is becoming increasingly difficult and info very scattered so I keep running into ...
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Is it okay to have different lower_case_table_names value on master and slave?

I have a OSX MySQL master with lower_case_table_names set to 2. I have just setup a Linux MySQL slave with lower_case_table_names=1. I haven't started replication on the slave, but everything looks ...
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PostgreSQL not running on Mac

The error in its entirety reads: psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory. Is the server running locally and accepting connections on Unix domain socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"?...
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How to run psql on Mac OS X?

I installed PostgreSQL on a computer with Mac OS X using the One click installer. Then I try to access PostgreSQL using the psql command, but it doesn't seem to be available. I get this message: ...
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pgAdmin 4 version 3 fails to open a second time

I just installed pgAdmin 4 version 3.0.0 for macOS Sierra, replacing the pgAdmin that came bundled with Postgres 10.3 running locally on the same Mac. I opened the pgAdmin 4.app app icon, which ...
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Backup a database with a huge number of tables

Is there a way to backup a PostgreSQL database with a huge number of tables? An attempt with pg_dump for a database of about 28000 tables resulted in the following error message: pg_dump: WARNING: ...
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How to control psql displaying rows with (END)?

After my computer upgraded from Mac Sierra to High Sierra, my psql started exhibiting an annoying behaviour. Sometimes when it lists rows, it prints (END) instead of the prompt, and I have to press ...
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PostgreSQL CREATE EXTENSION file not found error on Mac OS

On PostgreSQL 9.2.3 when trying this: CREATE EXTENSION btree_gist; I get this error: ERROR: could not open extension control file "/opt/local/share/postgresql92/extension/btree_gist.control": No ...
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Postgres to_tsvector is case sensitive on mac os

On PostgreSQL 10.4 on Ubuntu 10.4-2.pgdg16.04+1 select to_tsvector('simple', 'БОЛЬШИЕ БУКВЫ'); returns 'большие':1 'буквы':2 But on postgres 10.3 (installed by brew) on Mac Os High Sierra version ...
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