drop table if exists t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (data LONGBLOB) ENGINE=myisam; INSERT INTO t1 (data) VALUES (NULL); UPDATE t1 set data=repeat('a',18*1024*1024); Warnings: Warning 1301 Result of repeat() was larger than max_allowed_packet (24) - truncated select length(data) from t1; length(data) NULL delete from t1 where left(data,1)='a'; check table t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 check status OK truncate table t1; INSERT INTO t1 (data) VALUES (repeat('a',1*1024*1024)); Warnings: Warning 1301 Result of repeat() was larger than max_allowed_packet (24) - truncated INSERT INTO t1 (data) VALUES (repeat('b',16*1024*1024-1024)); Warnings: Warning 1301 Result of repeat() was larger than max_allowed_packet (24) - truncated delete from t1 where left(data,1)='b'; check table t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 check status OK UPDATE t1 set data=repeat('c',17*1024*1024); Warnings: Warning 1301 Result of repeat() was larger than max_allowed_packet (24) - truncated Warning 1301 Result of repeat() was larger than max_allowed_packet (24) - truncated check table t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 check status OK delete from t1 where left(data,1)='c'; check table t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 check status OK INSERT INTO t1 set data=repeat('a',18*1024*1024); Warnings: Warning 1301 Result of repeat() was larger than max_allowed_packet (24) - truncated select length(data) from t1; length(data) NULL NULL NULL alter table t1 modify data blob; select length(data) from t1; length(data) NULL NULL NULL drop table t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (data BLOB) ENGINE=myisam; INSERT INTO t1 (data) VALUES (NULL); UPDATE t1 set data=repeat('a',18*1024*1024); Warnings: Warning 1301 Result of repeat() was larger than max_allowed_packet (24) - truncated select length(data) from t1; length(data) NULL drop table t1;