What Is "mysqladmin"

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What Is "mysqladmin"? - MySQL FAQs - Administrator Tools for Managing MySQL Server

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"mysqladmin" is a command-line interface for administrators to perform server administration tasks. It support a number of commonly used commands like:

  • "mysqladmin shutdown" - Shuts down the server.
  • "mysqladmin ping" - Checks if the server is alive or not.
  • "mysqladmin status" - Displays several important server status values.
  • "mysqladmin version" - Displays version information of the server.
  • "mysqladmin create databaseName" - Creates a new database.
  • "mysqladmin drop databaseName" - Drops an existing database.

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