Oracle 5.0 Reference Manual page 438

The port number to use when listening for TCP/IP connections. The port number must be 1024 or
higher unless the server is started by the
•
--port-open-timeout=num
Version Introduced
Command-Line Format
Option-File Format
On some systems, when the server is stopped, the TCP/IP port might not become available
immediately. If the server is restarted quickly afterward, its attempt to reopen the port can fail. This
option indicates how many seconds the server should wait for the TCP/IP port to become free if it
cannot be opened. The default is not to wait. This option was added in MySQL 5.0.19.
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--remove [service_name]
Command-Line Format
(Windows only) Remove a MySQL Windows service. The default service name is
value is given. For more information, see
service_name
Windows Service".
• [418]
--safe-mode
Command-Line Format
Option-File Format
Deprecated
Skip some optimization stages. This option is deprecated and is removed in MySQL 5.6.
•
--safe-show-database
Command-Line Format
Option-File Format
Variable Name
Variable Scope
Dynamic Variable
Deprecated
This option is deprecated and does not do anything because there is a
that can be used to control access to database names on a per-account basis. See
"Privileges Provided by
Server Command Options
Default
3306
Range
0 .. 65535
root
[418]
5.0.19
--port-open-timeout=#
port-open-timeout
Permitted Values
Type
numeric
Default
0
[418]
--remove [service_name]
--safe-mode
safe-mode
5.5.26
[418]
(until
--
4.1.1)
safe-
show-
database
safe-show-database
safe_show_database
Global
Yes
4.0.2
Permitted Values
Type
boolean
MySQL".
--safe-show-database
418
system user.
Section 2.10.4.7, "Starting MySQL as a
[418] is removed in MySQL 5.5.
if no
MySQL
privilege
SHOW DATABASES
Section 6.2.1,