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PleskFatalException: Unable to connect to database: mysql_connect()

ZenPlay

New Pleskian
Hello,

I sometimes got the following error trying to connect to the Panel :

PleskFatalException: Unable to connect to database: mysql_connect(): Failed to create unix socket (auth.php:142)

What does it mean ?
What should I do to resolve this error ?

Thank you.
 
If it's sometimes then most like means that your MySQL connection goes away and commonly because of connection limits exceeded!
 
Thank you for your prompt feedback...
And do you know where can I increase the connection limits ?

Thank you.
 
Sure:

Code:
vim /etc/my.cnf

and change to

Code:
max_connections=500

Change the 500 to your preference ...

Don't forget to restart MySQL for the changes to take effect!
 
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