BLOB Storage Errors

[Bob Sneidar]

Hi all. 

Those familiar with storing file data in SQL blob columns please chime in if you have any ideas. I have added a File Storage module to my SQL based app. Mostly it works a peach, but every now and then I encounter a file that generates some kind of error. I get "mySQL Server has gone away" when I attempt to insert the file. I open the files for binary read so it's the raw file data unadulterated when I insert it. 

The nature of the files are typically backup information from copiers, so it's likely they contain encryption hashes. They may also contain other data that mySQL does not like. Any ideas? Should I be encoding the data somehow before inserting? 

Bob S