Managing MySQL

MySQL (or MariaDB) can be managed as root from the host operating system. There is no need to enter the MySQL or MariaDB container.

To access MySQL as root, just run mysql. The credentials are stored in /root/.my.cnf and will be automatically loaded. The connection will be made over the Unix Domain Socket rather than TCP.

Changing the MySQL root password

Changing the MySQL root password will not cause any disruption provided you update /root/.my.cnf with the new password since the appcd service will use these credentials to connect to MySQL.

Common commands

See a full list of running SQL queries

mysql -e 'show full processlist'

Kill a running SQL query

mysql -e 'kill 1234'

Enter the MySQL container directly

docker exec -it mysql /bin/bash

Enter the MariaDB container directly

docker exec -it mariadb /bin/bash