Re: pg_connect(): Cannot create new link

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 mauro.folcarelli@sistinf.it wrote:

> I have the same problem posted by James Ward (Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003)
>
> I migrated from (postgresql-7.3.2-3 and php-4.2.2-17) to
>  (postgresql-7.3.4-2 and php-4.3.3-6).
>
> When I connect to the Database via php, I get the following message:
>
> Warning: pg_connect(): Cannot create new link. Too many open links (0).
>
> I didn't change any configuration file: everything used to work.
> It's the first connection to the database
> (max connections should be 32 by default).
>
> Is it a bug ? Any solution?
> Is there a chance to bypass it?

What does

ps ax|grep postgres|wc -l

say?  If it says 34 or so, then yes, you have that many connections.  You
may have a problem with your apache processes hanging / dying oddly and
keeping the postgresql connections open.  restart postgresql with

pg_ctl -m fast stop
pg_ctl start

and see if you can connect.