1MYSQLD(8)                    MySQL Database System                   MYSQLD(8)
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NAME

6       mysqld - the MySQL server
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SYNOPSIS

9       mysqld [options]
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DESCRIPTION

12       mysqld, also known as MySQL Server, is the main program that does most
13       of the work in a MySQL installation. MySQL Server manages access to the
14       MySQL data directory that contains databases and tables. The data
15       directory is also the default location for other information such as
16       log files and status files.
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18       When MySQL server starts, it listens for network connections from
19       client programs and manages access to databases on behalf of those
20       clients.
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22       The mysqld program has many options that can be specified at startup.
23       For a complete list of options, run this command:
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25           shell> mysqld --verbose --help
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27       MySQL Server also has a set of system variables that affect its
28       operation as it runs. System variables can be set at server startup,
29       and many of them can be changed at runtime to effect dynamic server
30       reconfiguration. MySQL Server also has a set of status variables that
31       provide information about its operation. You can monitor these status
32       variables to access runtime performance characteristics.
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34       For a full description of MySQL Server command options, system
35       variables, and status variables, see Section 5.1, “The MySQL Server”.
36       For information about installing MySQL and setting up the initial
37       configuration, see Chapter 2, Installing and Upgrading MySQL.
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40       Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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42       This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
43       modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
44       published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
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46       This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
47       but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
48       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
49       General Public License for more details.
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51       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
52       with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
53       51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA or see
54       http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
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SEE ALSO

58       For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual, which
59       may already be installed locally and which is also available online at
60       http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.
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AUTHOR

63       Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.mysql.com/).
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67MySQL 5.1                         04/06/2010                         MYSQLD(8)
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