MySQL 5.5 Release Notes
The MySQL Notifier is a tool that enables you to monitor and adjust the status of your local and remote MySQL Server instances through an indicator that resides in the system tray. The MySQL Notifier also gives quick access to several MySQL GUI tools (such as MySQL Workbench) through its context menu.
The MySQL Notifier is installed by MySQL Installer, and (by default) will start-up when Microsoft Windows is started.
Note
To install, download and execute the MySQL Installer, be sure the MySQL Notifier product is selected, then proceed with the installation. See the MySQL Installer manual for additional details.
For notes detailing the changes in each release of MySQL Notifier, see the MySQL Notifier Release Notes.
Visit the MySQL Notifier forum for additional MySQL Notifier help and support.
Features include:
Start, Stop, and Restart instances of the MySQL Server.
Automatically detects (and adds) new MySQL Server services. These are listed under , and may also be configured.
The Tray icon changes, depending on the status. It's green if all monitored MySQL Server instances are running, or red if at least one service is stopped. The Update MySQL Notifier tray icon based on service status option, which dictates this behavior, is enabled by default for each service.
Links to other applications like MySQL Workbench, MySQL Installer, and the MySQL Utilities. For example, choosing will load the MySQL Workbench Server Administration window for that particular instance.
If MySQL Workbench is also installed, then the and options are available for local (but not remote) MySQL instances.
Monitoring of both local and remote MySQL instances.
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Remote monitoring is available since MySQL Notifier 1.1.0.
The MySQL Notifier resides in the system tray and provides visual status information for your MySQL Server instances. A green icon is displayed at the top left corner of the tray icon if the current MySQL Server is running, or a red icon if the service is stopped.
The MySQL Notifier automatically adds discovered MySQL Services on the
local machine, and each service is saved and configurable. By
default, the Automatically add new services whose name
contains option is enabled and set to
mysql. Related Notifications
Options include being notified when new services are
either discovered or experience status changes, and are also enabled
by default. And uninstalling a service will also remove the service
from the MySQL Notifier.
Note
The Automatically add new services whose name contains option default changed from ".*mysqld.*" to "mysql" in Notifier 1.1.0.
Clicking the system tray icon will reveal several options, as seen in the screenshots below:
The Service Instance menu is the main MySQL Notifier window, and enables you to Stop, Start, and Restart the MySQL Server.
The menu includes several links to external applications (if they are installed), and a Refresh Status option to manually refresh the status of all monitored services (in both local and remote computers) and MySQL instances.
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The main menu will not show the menu when there are no services being monitored by MySQL Notifier.
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The Refresh Status feature is available since MySQL Notifier 1.1.0.
The , menu configures MySQL Notifier and includes options to:
Use colorful status icons: Enables a colorful style of icons for the tray of the MySQL Notifier.
Run at Windows Startup: Allows the application to be loaded when Microsoft Windows starts.
Automatically Check For Updates Every # Weeks: Checks for a new version of MySQL Notifier, and runs this check every # weeks.
Automatically add new services whose name contains: The text used to filter services and add them automatically to the monitored list of the local computer running MySQL Notifier, and on remote computers already monitoring Windows services. monitored services, and also filters the list of the Microsoft Windows services for the Add New Service dialog.
Prior to version 1.1.0, this option was named "Automatically add new services that match this pattern."
Notify me when a service is automatically added: Will display a balloon notification from the taskbar when a newly discovered service is added to the monitored services list.
Notify me when a service changes status: Will display a balloon notification from the taskbar when a monitored service changes its status.
The , menu enables you to configure the monitored services and MySQL instances. First, with the Services tab open:
The Instances tab is similar:
Adding a service or instance (after clicking in the window) enables you to select a running Microsoft Windows service or instance connection, and configure MySQL Notifier to monitor it. Add a new service or instance by clicking service name from the list, then to accept. Multiple services and instances may be selected.
And instances:
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The Instances tab available since MySQL Notifier 1.1.0.