Usually, you've exceeded the server's capacity with a massive number of
simultaneous users, but I'd imagine you know this, and you've only got a few
users connected at the moment.



Therefore, I suspect you launching massive amounts of successful
connections.



It possible means you've got a tight loop in your code around the database
connection section, and it's failing, or not reported as connecting
successfully.



For example (in PHP, but you'll get the drift):

<?php



Function connect(){

if( $conn = ibase_conect("server:/path/to/db","sysdba","masterkey") ) {

// Connected ok

return 0; // This is the error, and should be a 1

} else {

// Connect failed

return 0;

} // End of if test

} // End of connect function



// Connect to the database

while(! Connect());



?>





As you can see, the while loop will spawn unlimited connections as the
return value from the successful connect is 0, not 1;



If you're the only person connection, as I presume you are, your code might
be launching a connect storm



Nigel Weeks

Tech Support and Systems Developer

Rural Press Tasmania

The Examiner Newspaper

Ph. 03 6336 7234

Mob. 0408 133 738

Email. <mailto:nweeks@...> nweeks@...

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From: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:firebird-support@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jorge_mosquera
Sent: Tuesday, 29 May 2007 9:30 AM
To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [firebird-support] HELP - Connection limit reached



Firebird 1.5.4
Delphi 7 Enterprise

When try to connect to my app, the following error appears:

"Maximum user count, exceeded. Contact your database administrator"

what this mean ?

Regards





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