Other Server-Side Programs
- There are several other programs that are related to MySQL installation:
comp_err
- Is used during the MySQL build/installation process.
- Compiles error message files from the error source files.
make_binary_distribution
- Makes a binary release of a compiled MySQL.
mysql_install_db
- Creates the MySQL database and initializes the grant tables with default privileges.
- It is usually executed only once, when first installing MySQL on a system.
mysql_secure_installation
- Improves the security of an MySQL installation.
mysql_tzinfo_to_sql
- Loads the time zone tables in the
mysql database using the contents of the host system zoneinfo database.
mysql_upgrade
- Is used after a MySQL upgrade operation.
- It checks tables for incompatibilities and repairs them if necessary.
- It updates the grant tables with any changes that have been made in newer versions of MySQL.
make_win_src_distribution
- Is used on Unix or Unix-like systems to create a MySQL source distribution that can be compiled on Windows.
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