MySQL 5.7 Reference Manual
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3.6.7 Searching on Two Keys ......................................................................................... 285
3.6.8 Calculating Visits Per Day ...................................................................................... 285
3.6.9 Using AUTO_INCREMENT .................................................................................... 286
3.7 Using MySQL with Apache ............................................................................................... 288
4 MySQL Programs ....................................................................................................................... 289
4.1 Overview of MySQL Programs .......................................................................................... 290
4.2 Using MySQL Programs ................................................................................................... 294
4.2.1 Invoking MySQL Programs .................................................................................... 294
4.2.2 Connecting to the MySQL Server ........................................................................... 295
4.2.3 Specifying Program Options ................................................................................... 298
4.2.4 Using Options on the Command Line ..................................................................... 299
4.2.5 Program Option Modifiers ...................................................................................... 301
4.2.6 Using Option Files ................................................................................................. 302
4.2.7 Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling .......................................... 306
4.2.8 Using Options to Set Program Variables ................................................................. 308
4.2.9 Option Defaults, Options Expecting Values, and the = Sign ...................................... 309
4.2.10 Setting Environment Variables .............................................................................. 312
4.3 MySQL Server and Server-Startup Programs ..................................................................... 313
4.3.1 mysqld — The MySQL Server .............................................................................. 313
4.3.2 mysqld_safe — MySQL Server Startup Script ...................................................... 314
4.3.3 mysql.server — MySQL Server Startup Script .................................................... 319
4.3.4 mysqld_multi — Manage Multiple MySQL Servers .............................................. 322
4.4 MySQL Installation-Related Programs ............................................................................... 326
4.4.1 comp_err — Compile MySQL Error Message File .................................................. 326
4.4.2 mysql_install_db — Initialize MySQL Data Directory ......................................... 327
4.4.3 mysql_plugin — Configure MySQL Server Plugins .............................................. 338
4.4.4 mysql_secure_installation — Improve MySQL Installation Security ................ 340
4.4.5 mysql_ssl_rsa_setup — Create SSL/RSA Files ................................................ 343
4.4.6 mysql_tzinfo_to_sql — Load the Time Zone Tables ......................................... 346
4.4.7 mysql_upgrade — Check and Upgrade MySQL Tables ......................................... 346
4.5 MySQL Client Programs ................................................................................................... 354
4.5.1 mysql — The MySQL Command-Line Tool ............................................................ 354
4.5.2 mysqladmin — Client for Administering a MySQL Server ....................................... 380
4.5.3 mysqlcheck — A Table Maintenance Program ...................................................... 389
4.5.4 mysqldump — A Database Backup Program .......................................................... 397
4.5.5 mysqlimport — A Data Import Program ............................................................... 419
4.5.6 mysqlpump — A Database Backup Program .......................................................... 426
4.5.7 mysqlshow — Display Database, Table, and Column Information ............................ 441
4.5.8 mysqlslap — Load Emulation Client .................................................................... 447
4.6 MySQL Administrative and Utility Programs ....................................................................... 455
4.6.1 innochecksum — Offline InnoDB File Checksum Utility .......................................... 455
4.6.2 myisam_ftdump — Display Full-Text Index information .......................................... 461
4.6.3 myisamchk — MyISAM Table-Maintenance Utility .................................................. 462
4.6.4 myisamlog — Display MyISAM Log File Contents .................................................. 479
4.6.5 myisampack — Generate Compressed, Read-Only MyISAM Tables ........................ 480
4.6.6 mysql_config_editor — MySQL Configuration Utility ......................................... 486
4.6.7 mysqlbinlog — Utility for Processing Binary Log Files .......................................... 493
4.6.8 mysqldumpslow — Summarize Slow Query Log Files ............................................ 515
4.7 MySQL Program Development Utilities .............................................................................. 517
4.7.1 mysql_config — Display Options for Compiling Clients ........................................ 517
4.7.2 my_print_defaults — Display Options from Option Files .................................... 519
4.7.3 resolve_stack_dump — Resolve Numeric Stack Trace Dump to Symbols ............. 520
4.8 Miscellaneous Programs ................................................................................................... 521
4.8.1 lz4_decompress — Decompress mysqlpump LZ4-Compressed Output .................. 521
