What would cause the MySQL server to just shutdown, apparently on its own? This server is running on a Linux (RH 7.3) (Dell) box with 512mb RAM and a SCSI RAID array. The MySQL version is 3.23.53, installed from RPM's. The RPM's were downloaded from a MySQL mirror (did not install the versions on the RH CD). The installation was done with RH's GUI and is a straight server install (not a custom).
When the server was installed, the server started as one would expect and we gave root a password then ran a set of scripts to create and populate some databases. The server ran for about 7 days, then abruptly shutdown. A check of the log (/var/log/mysqld.log) indicated it was simply a shutdown, and we could find no further information. The tech restarted the box (he works with Windoze a lot), thinking mysql would restart. It did not. At first, I thought there may be a runaway cronjob (the first shutdown was about 24 hrs after one of the students tried to setup a cronjob do a database backup with a shell script he had written), but that doesn't seem to be the case. He uninstalled MySQL with the RH Package Manager, then re-installed the same RPM set. It came up normally, he set a root password, and recreated/populated the databases. It ran fine for about 5 days, then shutdown again, and would not start on a restart. Again, no error messages, no evidence of an unclean shutdown, no ??? Again, we removed/reinstalled, it came up and is running fine. Needless to say, this is driving us nuts. Any suggestions or ideas will be most welcome. Gerald Jensen --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
