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Other MySQL Documentation

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Expert Guides

Language Title Version HTML Online PDF EPUB
English MySQL Internals View EPUB
English MySQL Test Framework 2.0 View US Ltr | A4 EPUB
English MySQL Development Cycle View US Ltr | A4

Example Databases

Title Download DB HTML Setup Guide PDF Setup Guide
employee data (large dataset, includes data and test/verification suite) Launchpad View US Ltr | A4
world database Gzip | Zip View US Ltr
world_x database TGZ | Zip
sakila database TGZ | Zip View US Ltr | A4
menagerie database TGZ | Zip

MySQL Help Tables

Title Version Download
MySQL Help Tables 5.7 Gzip | Zip
MySQL Help Tables 5.6 Gzip | Zip
MySQL Help Tables 5.5 Gzip | Zip

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mysql mysql < file_name

If the server is a replication master and you want to avoid replicating the content to replication slaves, use this command:

mysql --init-command="SET sql_log_bin=0" mysql < file_name

As of MySQL 5.7.5, the SET statement is included in the file, so the --init-command option is not needed.

Additional Documentation

Title HTML Online
MySQL++ Manual View

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