When I connect to a mysql server via a client, it seems to create two new TCP connections each time, for example doing:
$ netstat -a |grep mysql
# tcp4 0 0 lmy.att.64710 ec2-54-00.mysql ESTABLISHED
# tcp4 0 0 lmy.att.64705 ec2-54-00.mysql ESTABLISHED
What does it need the two TCP connections for, and why wouldn't it just create a single one?