MySQL too many connections

On my server I have 7 databases. Our server has 512 MB of RAM which I'm getting upgraded this evening to 2GB and has a 2.4 single processor.

I've gotten an error about the connection limit exceeded. With increasing my RAM, is it ok to increase the number of connections? Currently it's set to 200 but a single page may connect to 3-4 databases considering JOINs and things.

We've setup so many databases for mere organization. We have a total of about 250-300 tables in all of the databases.

Any advice would be appreciated :)

Update

Turns out, I have a lot more connections than I thought....

With 2GB RAM and a 2.4 single core, is 50 user connections accurate or should I increase that?

[mysqld]
safe-show-database

skip-locking
safe-show-database

interactive_timeout=30
wait_timeout=30
connect_timeout=10
max_user_connections=50
max_connections=1000

key_buffer=64M
join_buffer=2M
record_buffer=2M
sort_buffer=4M
max_allowed_packet=24M

query_cache_limit = 2M
query_cache_size = 64M
query_cache_type = 1

tmp_table_size=128M
table_cache=2048
thread_cache=256
thread_concurrency=1

From serverfault Webnet

• On 1gb machines, we routinely set max_connections to 750 without issues

  Warner : It's irresponsible to do that without the proper discretion.
  From user6738237482

• You should be able to substantially increase your connections. However, if you do not properly tune to the per thread memory usage, you risk MySQL running out of memory. MySQL running out of memory can be a disastrous situation and is best to avoid.

  An example of what happens when you do not properly tune:

  http://serverfault.com/questions/124034/mysql-keeps-restarting-due-to-running-out-of-memory/124099#124099

  Some earlier tuning recommendations I provided:

  http://serverfault.com/questions/119468/how-do-i-set-my-cnf-in-mysql-so-that-there-are-no-limits-to-connections/119550#119550

  The link to InnoDB Memory Usage includes a formula to calculate InnoDB memory usage, which you can plug into a spreadsheet to calculate the memory usage on a per thread basis.

  Here is some more information regarding MySQL Server Memory Usage.

  Ultimately, your goal should be to calculate your maximum per thread memory usage based on your configuration. Once that is calculated, you can set your maximum connections to the proper value.

  Webnet : You don't by chance have a spreadsheet you already use for this or something that would be helpful do you? Even a web page to do this would be awesome

  Warner : I do but it is arbitrary and something I hack out depending on what I'm doing at the time, which includes being more focused on InnoDB. I considered giving it out but it's not really suitable for someone else to use.
  From Warner