Steps to replicate the issue (include links if applicable):
- Edit en:Template:COVID-19 pandemic data
- Make any change
- Click publish changes
What happens?:
Database error A database query error has occurred. This may indicate a bug in the software. [887b57cc-139c-4762-84a1-d7dfa90f9b0e] 2023-12-26 06:35:33: Fatal exception of type "Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryDisconnectedError" A connection error occurred during a query. Function: MediaWiki\Revision\RevisionStore::findIdenticalRevision Error: 2006 MySQL server has gone away
What should have happened instead?:
The edit should save.
Software version (skip for WMF-hosted wikis like Wikipedia):
n/a
Other information (browser name/version, screenshots, etc.):
- I am running chrome v120.0.6099.109
- The bug persists after:
- Restarting computer
- Clearing cache
- Using safe mode (note that the page is semi-protected so it cannot be edited while logged out)
- Disabling browser extensions
- All of the above at once
I have not been able to reproduce the bug on a different template, but at least one other person has been able to reproduce the bug on the same template (i.e. Template:COVID-19 pandemic data).
It should be noted that the template has almost 90,000 revisions.