mysqld_safe

• mysqld_safe is the recommended way to start a mysqld server.
  • mysqld_safe adds safety features such as restarting the server when an error occurs and logging runtime information to an error log file.

• Most of the command options for mysqld_safe are the same as the command options for mysqld.
  • All options specified to mysqld_safe on the command line are passed to mysqld.

• mysqld_safe script is written so it can start a server that was installed from either a source or a binary distribution of MySQL.
  • Even though these types of distributions typically install the server in slightly different locations.

What is mysql.server?

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