Debugging & Troubleshooting

Offers deep-dive technical guides for diagnosing server issues, including trace file generation, debugger usage, and analyzing core dumps or memory usage.

This section contains background information, mostly aimed at engineers developing MariaDB features.

Troubleshooting Guidance

Guidance for DBAs and developers, focused on diagnosis.

Troubleshooting OverviewMariaDB CrashesMariaDB Error MessagesDebugging Memory Usage

Debugging Guidance

Guidance for developers working on MariaDB, focused on tools and workflows.

Compiling MariaDB for DebuggingCreating a Trace FileDebugging a Running Server (on Linux)Debugging MariaDB With a DebuggerEnabling Core DumpsProducing a Full Stack Trace for mariadbdUsing procmon to Trace mysqld.exe Filesystem AccessLimitations/Differences with a MariaDB Server Compiled for Debugging