# How to fix MySQL Too Many Connections error

1- Open your MySql client, e.g. SQLyog.

2- Run the following command to see how  many concurrent connections is MySql server currently allowing:  
`SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "max_connections";`

3- Run the following command to increase the number of concurrent connections:  
`SET GLOBAL max_connections = 1000;`

Check [MySQl official page](http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/too-many-connections.html) for more details.

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