Isaac Vetter <ivetter(at)math(dot)purdue(dot)edu> writes:
> The method I've been using to check the number of connections is by
> running apache's benchmarking tool (ab) against a db heavy php page and
> then watching serverlog for connection failures. Is there a way to check
> the current value of max_connections from a running instance?
"show max_connections"
regards, tom lane