The MySQL Server

mysqld is the MySQL server.

configuring the server.

The mysql server, mysqld,has many command options and system variables that can be set at startop t configure its operation.

To determine the command option and system variable values used by the server, execute this comman d;

　　shell> mysqld --verbose --help

------------The MySQL Data Directory----------

Information managed by the MySQL server is stored under a directory known as the data directory.