MySQL User Connection Analysis
Total Thread Connections
show status where variable_name = 'threads_connected';
Max Connections
The connected threads are limited by max_connections:
show variables like 'max_connections';
SET GLOBAL max_connections = 350;
Connection Timeout
The connected threads timeout and are closed if they are inactive for too long.
show variables like 'wait_timeout';
-- applies to new connection sessions only - 20 minutes (default 28800 is 8 hours)
SET GLOBAL wait_timeout = 1200; -- seconds
Running Threads
Top Hosts
If you want to know which hosts and users are taking up the most open connections quickly and easily: