mysqld_safe(1)

NAME

       mysqld_safe - start the mysqld daemon on Unix.

SYNOPSIS

       mysqld_safe            [--basedir=path]            [--core-file-size=#]
       [--defaults-extra-file=path]  [--defaults-file=path]   [--open-files=#]
       [--datadir=path]     [--err-log=path]    [--ledir=path]    [--log=path]
       [--no-defaults]    [--open-files=#]    [--pid-file=path]     [--port=#]
       [--socket=path] [--timezone=#] [--user=#]

DESCRIPTION

       mysqld_safe  adds  some  safety  features such as restarting the server
       when an error occurs and logging run-time information to a log file.

       --basedir=path

       --core-file-size=#
              Size of the core file mysqld should be able to create. Passed to
              ulimit -c.

       --defaults-extra-file=path

       --defaults-file=path

       --datadir=path

       --err-log=path

       --ledir=path
              Path to mysqld

       --log=path

       --no-defaults

       --open-files=#
              Number  of files mysqld should be able to open. Passed to ulimit
              -n.

       --pid-file=path

       --port=#

       --socket=path

       --timezone=#
              Set the timezone (the TZ) variable to the value of this  parame-
              ter.

       --user=#

NOTE

       Note  that all options on the command line to mysqld_safe are passed to
       mysqld. If you wants to use any  options  in  mysqld_safe  that  mysqld
       doesn't support, you must specify these in the option file.

SEE ALSO

       isamchk(1),   isamlog(1),   mysql(1),   mysqlaccess(1),  mysqladmin(1),
       mysqld(1),     mysqld_multi(1),     mysqldump(1),      mysql_fix_privi-
       lege_tables(1), mysqlshow(1), mysql_zap(1), perror(1), replace(1)

       For  more information please refer to the MySQL reference manual, which
       may already be installed locally and which is also available online  at
       http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/

BUGS

       Please refer to http://bugs.mysql.com/ to report bugs.

AUTHOR

       Ver    1.0,    distribution    4.1.10a    Michael    (Monty)   Widenius
       (monty@mysql.com),  MySQL  AB  (http://www.mysql.com).   This  software
       comes   with   no  warranty.   Manual  page  by  L.  (Kill-9)  Pedersen
       (kill-9@kill-9.dk), Mercurmedia Data Model Architect / system developer
       (http://www.mercurmedia.com)

MySQL 4.1                      19 December 2000                 safe_mysqld(1)