How to Solve MySQL / MariaDB Error 1040 “Too Many Connections”
In this article, I’m going to share how to solve MySQL / MariaDB error 1040 “Too Many Connections”.
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Check Connections
Login to your server and enter this command to login to MySQL/MariaDB client:
mysql -u root -p
Then run this command to see max connections limit:
SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "max_connections";
By default, max connection is 151.
Solution 1
To set new max_connections
value, run this command:
SET GLOBAL max_connections=[new maximum number];
For example, let’s set max connection to 300:
SET GLOBAL max_connections=300;
Solution 2
Open the file /etc/my.cnf
to edit with the command:
sudo nano /etc/my.cnf
Under the [mysqld]
section add the following line:
[mysqld]
max_connections=300
That’s all. Thank you. ?
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