SQL Error 2006 MySQL server has gone away

[dhicks]

Hello Marty I to am getting this message when trying to check out by the look of this tread it seems tobe a very commond problem.

Can anyone give a answer on how to fix this problem:

( 2006 MySQL server has gone away
in:
[select customers_email_format from customers where customers_email_address= 'derrickhicks123######################']

2006 MySQL server has gone away
in:
[select count(*) as total from sessions where sesskey = '8de4963043c109fdfbbe9793ae97c6ad'] )