How to Fix Error Forcing close of thread 310 user: 'root' in MySQL?

Problem Statement

MySQL server keeps on shutting down.

Error Message

C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\bin\mysqld: Forcing close of thread 310 user: 'root'

Solution

You can resolve this issue by increasing the maximum connection to the MySQL server.

1. Login to MySQL server and navigate to /etc/my.cnf file.
2. Find & increase the max_connections value and save my.conf file.
3. Restart MySQL service.