[Forum] cannot complete attachment move to file system

[shooterdfl]

I have about 168mg of attachments that I moved into the database during the upgrade process from 3.8.5 to 4.0.3 in order to avoid the "path not found" error I was getting during vb4 installation process. After successfully moving attachments into the database I was able to complete the upgrade to 4.0.3 successfully.

I've been trying to move the attachments back to the file system, the folder is chmod 777 and the path is correct. The process simply goes to a out of memory database error as shown below and in the attached image. I don't want to leave these attachments in the database so is there anything that can be done?

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.3:

Invalid SQL:

        SELECT filedataid, filedata, filesize, userid, thumbnail
        FROM vbfiledata
        WHERE filedataid >= 3 AND filedataid < 303
        ORDER BY filedataid ASC;

MySQL Error   : Lost connection to MySQL server during query
Error Number  : 2013
Request Date  : Friday, April 16th 2010 @ 12:56:47 PM
Error Date    : Friday, April 16th 2010 @ 12:56:55 PM
Script        : http://www.dflgaming.com/admincp/attachment.php?do=domoveattachment
Referrer      : http://www.dflgaming.com/admincp/attachment.php?do=doswitchtype
IP Address    : 71.56.148.173
Username      : sHooter
Classname     : vB_Database_MySQLi
MySQL Version :

[Andy]

What is your max_allowed_packet setting in your /etc/my.cnf file?

[shooterdfl]

What is your max_allowed_packet setting in your /etc/my.cnf file?

16777216, data from vb diagnostics in admincp. I'm on a shared host, hostgator.

[Andy]

16777216, data from vb diagnostics in admincp.

That is the same number I have.

Have you called hostgator to ask if they can help?