I have found at least three ways to check up/down status of MySQL. I am
wondering what is considered the most reliable method, please comment
and add if you have another method.
1. Check for existence of PID file created by MySQL
2. Check for existence of mysql.sock
3. Verify connection via
You should look up mysqladmin in the manual. It depends on what you want
to know. mysqladmin ping will tell you if the server is alive or not, or
you can use mysqladmin status to get a brief stat report about the server.
John Barton
Unix Systems Administrator
Primary Networks, Inc.
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