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Do not resolve host names when checking client connections. Use only IP addresses. If you use
this option, all column values in the grant tables must be IP addresses or localhost. See
Host
Section 8.9.8, "DNS Lookup Optimization and the Host
•
--skip-networking
Do not listen for TCP/IP connections at all. All interaction with
named pipes or shared memory (on Windows) or Unix socket files (on Unix). This option is highly
recommended for systems where only local clients are permitted. See
Optimization and the Host
•
--ssl*
Options that begin with
indicate where to find SSL keys and certificates. See
• [421]
--standalone
Command-Line Format
Option-File Format
Platform Specific
Instructs the MySQL server not to run as a service.
•
--symbolic-links
Command-Line Format
Option-File Format
Enable or disable symbolic link support. This option has different effects on Windows and Unix:
• On Windows, enabling symbolic links enables you to establish a symbolic link to a database
directory by creating a
Section 8.9.6.3, "Using Symbolic Links for Databases on
• On Unix, enabling symbolic links means that you can link a
another directory with the
statement. If you delete or rename the table, the files that its symbolic links point to also are
TABLE
deleted or renamed. See
•
--skip-safemalloc
Command-Line Format
Option-File Format
If MySQL is configured with
memory overruns during each memory allocation and memory freeing operation. This checking
is very slow, so for the server you can avoid it when you do not need it by using the
[421] option.
safemalloc
•
--skip-show-database
Command-Line Format
Option-File Format
Option Sets Variable
Variable Name
Server Command Options
[421]
Cache".
[607] specify whether to permit clients to connect using SSL and
--ssl
--standalone
standalone
windows
[421],
--skip-symbolic-links
--symbolic-links
symbolic-links
file that contains the path to the real directory. See
db_name.sym
INDEX DIRECTORY
Section 8.9.6.2, "Using Symbolic Links for
[421]
--skip-safemalloc
skip-safemalloc
--with-debug=full
[421]
--skip-show-database
skip-show-database
Yes,
skip_show_database
421
skip_show_database
Cache".
must be made using
mysqld
Section 8.9.8, "DNS Lookup
Section 6.3.6.4, "SSL Command
[421]
Windows".
index file or data file to
MyISAM
or options of the
DATA DIRECTORY
MyISAM
[122], all MySQL programs check for
[492]
Options".
CREATE
Tables on Unix".
--skip-