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[renluop]

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mysql_connect(): Too many connections in /var/www/html/nnnnn.co.uk/config/multiforums.functions.inc.php on line 65 is what I sometimes see when I log in to another forum (or rather attempt to).

Can someone enlighten me of its meaning and reason?

[roseway]

I think it just means that the forum has reached its limit on the number of users who can be logged in. The forum software should really handle the situation more gracefully and give users a more helpful error message, but instead it's displaying the raw error message from the programming language. But then, as we know very well, programmers are rarely perfect.

[kitz]

>>> mysql_connect():

Looks like this message is coming direct from the server on which the forum database resides. As eric has correctly pointed out, the limit of maximum concurrent users has been reached.

The server will have a maximum number of users that can connect to avoid ddos attempts.  This limit is often set by the hosting company who generally configure all the mysql & php security settings for the server.  They may need to contact their webhost to get the limit increased/upgrade hosting package. 

[renluop]

Thanks for all that! Of the forums I watch that one seems the worst for failures, perhaps due to the hosting site used. Perhaps too cheap and ypparc, but not much else affordable.