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.\"    Manual: MySQL Database System
.\"    Source: MySQL 5.1
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.\" mysql.server
.SH "NAME"
mysql.server \- MySQL server startup script
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBmysql\ {start|stop}\fR\ 'u
\fBmysql {start|stop}\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
MySQL distributions on Unix include a script named
\fBmysql\&.server\fR\&. It can be used on systems such as Linux and Solaris that use System V\-style run directories to start and stop system services\&. It is also used by the Mac OS X Startup Item for MySQL\&.
.PP
\fBmysql\&.server\fR
can be found in the
support\-files
directory under your MySQL installation directory or in a MySQL source distribution\&.
.PP
If you use the Linux server RPM package (MySQL\-server\-\fIVERSION\fR\&.rpm), the
\fBmysql\&.server\fR
script will be installed in the
/etc/init\&.d
directory with the name
mysql\&. You need not install it manually\&. See
Section\ \&2.6.1, \(lqInstalling MySQL from RPM Packages on Linux\(rq, for more information on the Linux RPM packages\&.
.PP
Some vendors provide RPM packages that install a startup script under a different name such as
\fBmysqld\fR\&.
.PP
If you install MySQL from a source distribution or using a binary distribution format that does not install
\fBmysql\&.server\fR
automatically, you can install it manually\&. Instructions are provided in
Section\ \&2.13.1.2, \(lqStarting and Stopping MySQL Automatically\(rq\&.
.PP
\fBmysql\&.server\fR
reads options from the
[mysql\&.server]
and
[mysqld]
sections of option files\&. For backward compatibility, it also reads
[mysql_server]
sections, although you should rename such sections to
[mysql\&.server]
when using MySQL 5\&.1\&.
.PP
\fBmysql\&.server\fR
supports the following options\&.
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql.server: basedir option
.\" basedir option: mysql.server
\fB\-\-basedir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
The path to the MySQL installation directory\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql.server: datadir option
.\" datadir option: mysql.server
\fB\-\-datadir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
The path to the MySQL data directory\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql.server: pid-file option
.\" pid-file option: mysql.server
\fB\-\-pid\-file=\fR\fB\fIfile_name\fR\fR
.sp
The path name of the file in which the server should write its process ID\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql.server: service-startup-timeout option
.\" service-startup-timeout option: mysql.server
\fB\-\-service\-startup\-timeout=\fR\fB\fIfile_name\fR\fR
.sp
How long in seconds to wait for confirmation of server startup\&. If the server does not start within this time,
\fBmysql\&.server\fR
exits with an error\&. The default value is 900\&. A value of 0 means not to wait at all for startup\&. Negative values mean to wait forever (no timeout)\&. This option was added in MySQL 5\&.1\&.17\&. Before that, a value of 900 is always used\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql.server: use-mysqld_safe option
.\" use-mysqld_safe option: mysql.server
\fB\-\-use\-mysqld_safe\fR
.sp
Use
\fBmysqld_safe\fR
to start the server\&. This is the default\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql.server: use-manager option
.\" use-manager option: mysql.server
\fB\-\-use\-manager\fR
.sp
Use Instance Manager to start the server\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql.server: user option
.\" user option: mysql.server
\fB\-\-user=\fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR
.sp
The login user name to use for running
\fBmysqld\fR\&.
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.br
.PP
Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
.PP
This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
.PP
This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
.PP
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
.sp
.SH "SEE ALSO"
For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual,
which may already be installed locally and which is also available
online at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.
.SH AUTHOR
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.mysql.com/).