A Troubleshooting Problems with MySQL Programs

This appendix lists some common problems and error messages that you may encounter when running MySQL programs. It describes how to determine the causes of the problems and what to do to solve them.

A.1 How to Determine What Is Causing a Problem

When you run into a problem, the first thing you should do is to find out which program or piece of equipment is causing it:

Image   If you have one of the following symptoms, then it is probably a hardware problem (such as memory, motherboard, CPU, or hard disk) or kernel problem:

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