Topic awaiting preservation: Database error

I've been running a My SQL database for about a month now. I just saw this today ...

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Error
MySQL said:

Too many connections

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Is this something to do with my server or is it something that I may have done? Can if be fixed or does it usually fix it'self?




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OK I was getting a Error 1040: MySQL Connection Failed: Too many connections

But now I am seeing

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ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) 0

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So I'm thinking that this is something to do with my server and not something that I can fix manually, right?



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You have reached the maximum number of connections to MySQL that are allowed by your web host. And you can't do much about it (except to change web host)...

OK it seems to be all fixed now, but what exactly are these "connections"??
Someone suggested that I manually go in and cut connections, but I have no Idea what they are. Is it people viewing the database or what? Kinda like a bandwidth limit?


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The poster has demanded we remove all his contributions, less he takes legal action.
We have done so.
Now Tyberius Prime expects him to start complaining that we removed his 'free speech' since this message will replace all of his posts, past and future.
Don't follow his example - seek real life help first.

Make sure you're not using mysql_pconnect either.

IF you are your connections may be staying connected instead of letting go at the end of the script.



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OK thanks for the info guys.


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