![Understanding and Resolving the SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 1205 Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting transaction Error in MySQL](https://mazer.dev/en/databases/mysql/posts/error-1205-lock-wait-timeout-exceeded-try-restarting-transaction-mysql/error-1205-lock-timeout-mysql.webp)
MySQL is a powerful and widely used open-source relational database management system. However, like any other software, it can occasionally throw errors that can be difficult to understand and resolve. One such error is “SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 1205 Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting...