Starting & Stopping
Start and stop MariaDB Server. This section covers service managers like systemd, the mariadbd and mariadbd-safe programs, startup options, and troubleshooting when the server won't start.
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Start and stop MariaDB Server. This section covers service managers like systemd, the mariadbd and mariadbd-safe programs, startup options, and troubleshooting when the server won't start.
Complete Starting and Stopping Overview guide for MariaDB. Complete reference documentation for implementation, configuration, and usage for production use.
Instructions for configuring MariaDB to start automatically on macOS using a launchd plist file in /Library/LaunchDaemons.
MariaDB on systemd (Linux): overview, supported distributions, and links to operational and configuration guidance.
Describes how to manage MariaDB using SysVinit scripts (mysql.server), common on older Linux distributions, using commands like service and chkconfig.
Details the mariadbd-safe wrapper script, which adds safety features like auto-restart upon crash and error logging to syslog.
Explains how to use mariadbd-multi to manage multiple MariaDB server processes on a single host using GNR groups in the configuration file.
A reference list of command-line options available for the mariadbd server binary, covering configuration, replication, and service installation.
Describes the mariadbd binary (formerly mysqld), which is the core database server executable.
Documentation for the mysql.server script, a SysVinit-style wrapper used to start and stop mariadbd-safe.
Instructions for developers on how to run MariaDB directly from the source build directory without installing it to system paths.
A guide on configuring and running multiple independent MariaDB instances on the same machine by isolating data directories, ports, and sockets.
Explains default file permissions for data directories and how to customize them using UMASK and UMASK_DIR environment variables.
Techniques for managing parallel installations of different MariaDB versions, typically using symlinks and separate data directories for testing.
Complete What to Do if MariaDB Doesn't Start guide for MariaDB. Complete reference documentation for implementation, configuration, and usage.
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