If you need to allow remote connections to your MySQL server, see how you can easily accomplish that task.

I’ve already covered this process in my article “ How to set up MySQL for remote access on Ubuntu Server 16.04.” Make sure you have that working before continuing on.

To set MaxClients in Apache, edit the httpd.conf file on your system. To set max_connections for MySQL, edit the file my.conf. Choosing a Database to Use ...