MySQL: “lock wait timeout exceeded”

Question

I am trying to delete several rows from a MySQL 5.0.45 database:

delete from bundle_inclusions;

The client works for a while and then retur

Answer 1

Linux: In mysql configuration (/etc/my.cnf or /etc/mysql/my.cnf), insert / edit this line

innodb_lock_wait_timeout = 50

Increase the value sufficiently (it is in seconds), restart database, perform changes. Then revert the change and restart again.