File: //scripts/mysql_set_max_connections
#!/bin/bash
CONNECTIONLIMT=$1
if [ ! -z "$CONNECTIONLIMT" ];then
	/usr/bin/mysql -e "SET GLOBAL max_connections = $CONNECTIONLIMT;"
	/usr/bin/mysql -e "select @@global.max_connections;"
	echo 
	echo "CWP: Please note that this is only temporary setup which will be lost after the mysql restart!"
	echo "For permanent setup you need to add the following into your /etc/my.cnf file: max_connections = $CONNECTIONLIMT"
else
	echo
	echo "CWP: Please set a new connection limit like this:"
	echo "/scripts/mysql_set_max_connections 500"
	echo
fi