Arranging for MySQL Server Startup and Shutdown
One general goal that you have as a MySQL administrator is to make sure the server is running as much as possible so that clients have access to it. Sometimes, however, it's best to bring down the server. (For example, if you're relocating a database, you don't want the server updating tables in that database.) The tension between the need to keep the server running and the need to bring it down occasionally is something this book can't resolve for you. But we can at least discuss how to get the server started and stopped so that you have the ability to do either one as you see fit.
The instructions in this chapter apply only to UNIX systems. If you're running under Windows, you can skip them, ...
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