Chapter 7 MySQL Server Administration

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MySQL 8.4 Reference Manual Including MySQL NDB Cluster 8.4

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