Title: Database Connections / Crash
Last modified: August 15, 2017

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# Database Connections / Crash

 *  Resolved [darth_xixor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darth_xixor/)
 * (@darth_xixor)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-connections-crash/)
 * We were using Flow-Flow v2.10.15 on WordPress 4.7.5 and every day, we’d see the
   site slow to a crawl before finally crashing with an “Error establishing a database
   connection” error. Resetting apache fixed the issue for about a day each time.
   After reviewing the apache error logs, I came across a whole bunch of these error
   messages that coincided with when the site finally crashed and became unresponsive.
   [https://www.screencast.com/t/xvCfJ0VNKSq](https://www.screencast.com/t/xvCfJ0VNKSq)
   
   I disabled the plugin and the site has not slowed down or crashed since.
 * Is this a known issue? Will upgrading to a new version resolve this issue?
 * Thanks.

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 *  Plugin Support [Oleksandr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awesomeoman/)
 * (@awesomeoman)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-connections-crash/#post-9411604)
 * Hi, please follow these docs [http://docs.social-streams.com/article/59-max-connections-limit-error](http://docs.social-streams.com/article/59-max-connections-limit-error).
 *  Thread Starter [darth_xixor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darth_xixor/)
 * (@darth_xixor)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-connections-crash/#post-9414507)
 * Thanks for the link! I have control of the server and can change the max_connections.
   What should I increase it to so it will not run out of connections?
 * What is the benefit of using the WP wrapper for DB operations?
 *  Plugin Author [Looks Awesome](https://wordpress.org/support/users/looks_awesome/)
 * (@looks_awesome)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-connections-crash/#post-9471574)
 * Hello, sorry for long response, just try to increase max_connections current 
   value x2, x3 etc and see how it works. Wrapper is just WP instrument to work 
   with DB more conviniently

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