This section provides an overview of MySQL client programs that are of special interest to database administrators (DBAs). Each program enables you to perform important administrative tasks:
This chapter contains only general summaries of program features and capabilities. The sections that follow include cross-references to other study guide chapters in which you can find additional detail about each program. You can also invoke most of these programs with the --help option to obtain a help message that shows the command syntax and the other options that the program supports. |