How to Change the MySQL Timeout Limit in Linux?

Please refer to the following steps to change the MySQL timeout error –  

1. Log in to your server root or sudo user using SSH.

2. Open the MySQL configuration file, my.cnf, with your preferred editor.

$ sudo vi /etc/my.cnf

3. Find the timeout configuration in my.cnf and change the required setting.

wait_timeout = 2880
interactive_timeout = 2880

4. Save and close my.cnf file.

5. Restart the MySQL service to apply the changes. 

$ sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart