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Starting and Stopping MySQL
  • Preface and Legal Notices
  • Installing MySQL on Unix/Linux Using Generic Binaries
  • Starting the Server for the First Time on Windows
  • The Server Shutdown Process
  • Server and Server-Startup Programs
    • mysqld — The MySQL Server
    • mysqld_safe — MySQL Server Startup Script
    • mysql.server — MySQL Server Startup Script
    • mysqld_multi — Manage Multiple MySQL Servers
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version 5.7
8.3
8.0  current

Starting and Stopping MySQL

Abstract

This is the Starting and Stopping MySQL extract from the MySQL 5.7 Reference Manual.

For legal information, see the Legal Notices.

For help with using MySQL, please visit the MySQL Forums, where you can discuss your issues with other MySQL users.

Document generated on: 2025-05-05 (revision: 81881)


Table of Contents

Preface and Legal Notices
1 Installing MySQL on Unix/Linux Using Generic Binaries
2 Starting the Server for the First Time on Windows
3 The Server Shutdown Process
4 Server and Server-Startup Programs
4.1 mysqld — The MySQL Server
4.2 mysqld_safe — MySQL Server Startup Script
4.3 mysql.server — MySQL Server Startup Script
4.4 mysqld_multi — Manage Multiple MySQL Servers

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