Are there specific configurations or settings in PHP that can help prevent issues with MySQL connections?

To prevent issues with MySQL connections in PHP, you can adjust the `max_allowed_packet` setting in your MySQL configuration to allow larger packets to be sent and received. This can help prevent connection timeouts or errors when dealing with large amounts of data.

// Adjust max_allowed_packet setting in MySQL configuration
// This can be done in your my.cnf file or by running a query like:
// SET GLOBAL max_allowed_packet=32M;