MySQL Workbench: How to keep the connection alive
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Go to Edit -> Preferences -> SQL Editor and set to a higher value this parameter: DBMS connection read time out (in seconds). For instance: 86400.
Close and reopen MySQL Workbench. Kill your previously query that probably is running and run the query again.
If you are using a "Standard TCP/IP over SSH" type of connection, under "Preferences"->"Others" there is "SSH KeepAlive" field. It took me quite a while to find it :(
In 5.2.47 (at least on mac), go the location of the preferences is: MySQLWorkbench->Preferences->SQL Editor
Then you'll see both:
DBMS connection keep-alive interval (in seconds):DBMS connection read time out (in seconds):
The latter is where you'll want to up the limit from 600 to something a bit more.