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5.2. mysqld — The MySQL Server

5.2.1. Option and Variable Reference
5.2.2. Command Options
5.2.3. System Variables
5.2.4. Using System Variables
5.2.5. Status Variables
5.2.6. SQL Modes
5.2.7. The Shutdown Process
5.2.8. Server-Side Help

mysqld is the MySQL server. The following discussion covers these MySQL server configuration topics:

  • Startup options that the server supports

  • Server system variables

  • Server status variables

  • How to set the server SQL mode

  • The server shutdown process

Note: Not all storage engines (also known in older versions of MySQL as “table types”) are supported by all MySQL server binaries and configurations. To find out how to determine which storage engines are supported by your MySQL server installation, see Section 13.5.4.8, “SHOW ENGINES Syntax”.