Chapter 7 MySQL Server Administration

7.1 The MySQL Server
7.2 The MySQL Data Directory
7.3 The mysql System Schema
7.4 MySQL Server Logs
7.5 MySQL Components
7.6 MySQL Server Plugins
7.7 MySQL Server Loadable Functions
- 7.7.1 Installing and Uninstalling Loadable Functions
- 7.7.2 Obtaining Information About Loadable Functions
7.8 Running Multiple MySQL Instances on One Machine
7.9 Debugging MySQL

MySQL Server (mysqld) is the main program that does most of the work in a MySQL installation. This chapter provides an overview of MySQL Server and covers general server administration:

Server configuration
The data directory, particularly the mysql system schema
The server log files
Management of multiple servers on a single machine

For additional information on administrative topics, see also:

Chapter 8, Security
Chapter 9, Backup and Recovery
Chapter 19, Replication