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MySQL 8.0 Reference Manual
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  • MySQL Server Administration
    • The MySQL Server
      • Configuring the Server
      • Server Configuration Defaults
      • Server Configuration Validation
      • Server Option, System Variable, and Status Variable Reference
      • Server System Variable Reference
      • Server Status Variable Reference
      • Server Command Options
      • Server System Variables
      • Using System Variables
        • System Variable Privileges
        • Dynamic System Variables
        • Persisted System Variables
        • Nonpersistible and Persist-Restricted System Variables
        • Structured System Variables
      • Server Status Variables
      • Server SQL Modes
      • Connection Management
        • Connection Interfaces
        • Administrative Connection Management
        • DNS Lookups and the Host Cache
      • IPv6 Support
        • Verifying System Support for IPv6
        • Configuring the MySQL Server to Permit IPv6 Connections
        • Connecting Using the IPv6 Local Host Address
        • Connecting Using IPv6 Nonlocal Host Addresses
        • Obtaining an IPv6 Address from a Broker
      • Network Namespace Support
      • MySQL Server Time Zone Support
      • Resource Groups
      • Server-Side Help Support
      • Server Tracking of Client Session State
      • The Server Shutdown Process
    • The MySQL Data Directory
    • The mysql System Schema
    • MySQL Server Logs
      • Selecting General Query Log and Slow Query Log Output Destinations
      • The Error Log
        • Error Log Configuration
        • Default Error Log Destination Configuration
        • Error Event Fields