Robert, To stop a running query, you'll need to do a 'myqsladmin processlist' and once you find the PID for the query, issues a "mysqladmin kill PID". This should do the trick.
Thanks, Ozette Robert Citek wrote: >Hello all, > >How do I stop a query once it has started without quitting the MySQL client? > >I have a MySQL daemon and client (v3.23.36) running on a RedHat Linux 7.1 >box. I ran a query that joined two large tables (>300K rows each) on >columns that I had forgot to index. When I pressed Ctrl-C, this not only >stopped the query but also abortted the mysql client. How can I stop only >the query? > >Regards, >- Robert > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > >To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
