by admin | Aug 14, 2014 | MySQL
A common issue when MySQL versions are upgraded is the presence of depreciated commands in /etc/my.cnf that would prevent MySQL from restarting. Other than the presence of depreciated ones, incomplete commands too can cause the issues. When MySQL is upgraded to 5.5...
by admin | Aug 8, 2014 | MySQL
There are ton’s of causes for which MySQL might not start, ranging from disk space full ( highlighted here ) to databases getting corrupt. First place where you have to check for a clue is the .err log – ( /var/lib/mysql/hostname.err ) If the err corresponds to...
by admin | Jul 24, 2014 | cPanel/WHM, MySQL
With the recent upgrade of WHM/cPanel, the users get the ability to upgrade their MySQL server to 5.6.x ( x > 6 ). However, when this upgrade is done, lot of server owners are seeing memory drainage issues. An idle MySQL server tends to consume around 50% of your...
by admin | Jun 21, 2014 | MySQL
When trying to start MySQL server, are you facing this error : “Timeout error occurred trying to start” Check for the MySQL logs to see if you can track something. # /var/log/mysqld.log or /var/lib/mysql/hostname.err ( whichever is the log location ) and...