Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
include/
Contains header files for use when developing programs that use MySQL libraries.
lib/
Contains library files that can be used by third-party programs to access the MySQL
server.
mysql-test/
Contains detailed tests you can run to confirm that your server is working properly.
sql-bench/
Contains detailed tests that can be used to measure database server performance.
scripts/
Contains scripts, such as
mysql_install_db
, that may be needed for server admin-
istration. Under Windows, you can't run most of the scripts directly, but there are
several files that contain SQL statements to do certain tasks, which can be run
through the MySQL server.
share/
Contains configuration files, such as translations of MySQL display messages for
different languages.
Other directories that are typically present on a full installation include:
man/
Contains information on some MySQL programs in the classic Unix manual
format.
If you installed MySQL using RPMs or an installer, you should be able to view the
manual pages by typing
man
followed by the command name—for example:
$
man
mysqldump
If you used a gzipped tar archive, you can add the MySQL
man
directory to the
search path used by the manual page-viewer program. To do this, edit the
file
.bashrc
in your home directory (
~/.bashrc
) and add this line to the end:
export MANPATH=$MANPATH:/usr/local/mysql/man
To activate the changes, type
$
source ~/.bashrc
, log out and log in again, or simply
restart the computer.
Finally, you can always view these files by typing a command such as the one below
(using the
mysqldump
file as an example):
$
man /usr/local/mysql/man/man1/mysqldump.1
support-files/
Contains files and scripts used to configure the server, including ones you can use
or modify for your system.
