Oracle 5.0 Reference Manual page 272

mysqld_multi
The binary to be used to stop servers.
mysqladmin
•
--mysqld=prog_name
The binary to be used. Note that you can specify
mysqld
also. If you use
mysqld_safe
in the corresponding
should start and the path name of the directory where the server is located. (See the
mysqld_safe
descriptions for these options in
Example:
[mysqld38]
mysqld = mysqld-debug
ledir = /opt/local/mysql/libexec
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--no-log
Print log information to
•
--password=password
The password of the MySQL account to use when invoking mysqladmin. Note that the password
value is not optional for this option, unlike for other MySQL programs.
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--silent
Silent mode; disable warnings.
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--tcp-ip
Connect to each MySQL server through the TCP/IP port instead of the Unix socket file. (If a socket
file is missing, the server might still be running, but accessible only through the TCP/IP port.) By
default, connections are made using the Unix socket file. This option affects
operations.
•
--user=user_name
The user name of the MySQL account to use when invoking mysqladmin.
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--verbose
Be more verbose.
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--version
Display version information and exit.
Some notes about mysqld_multi:
• Most important: Before using
options that are passed to the
processes. Beware of the dangers of using multiple
Use separate data directories, unless you know what you are doing. Starting multiple servers with
the same data directory does not give you extra performance in a threaded system. See
"Running Multiple MySQL Instances on One
• Important
Make sure that the data directory for each server is fully accessible to the
Unix account that the specific
the Unix
Section 6.1.5, "How to Run MySQL as a Normal
— Manage Multiple MySQL Servers
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to start the server, you can include the
option group. These options indicate the name of the server that
[mysqldN]
Section 4.3.2,
rather than to the log file. By default, output goes to the log file.
stdout
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mysqld_multi
servers and why you would want to have separate
mysqld
account for this, unless you know what you are doing. See
root
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mysqld_safe
"mysqld_safe — MySQL Server Startup
be sure that you understand the meanings of the
servers with the same data directory.
mysqld
Machine".
process is started as. Do not use
mysqld
as the value for this option
or options
mysqld ledir
Script".)
and
stop report
mysqld
Section 5.3,
User".