How to Increase MySQL/MariaDB Connections (max_connections)

How to increase MySQL connections(max_connections)?

If you need to increase MySQL Connections without MySQL restart do like below

mysql> show variables like 'max_connections';
+-----------------+-------+
| Variable_name   | Value |
+-----------------+-------+
| max_connections | 100   |
+-----------------+-------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> SET GLOBAL max_connections = 150;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> show variables like 'max_connections';
+-----------------+-------+
| Variable_name   | Value |
+-----------------+-------+
| max_connections | 150   |
+-----------------+-------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

These settings will change at MySQL Restart.

For permanent changes add below line in my.cnf and restart MySQL

max_connections = 150