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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>For some reason, MySQL seems to restart itself (or something restarts it) but I can’t spot any particular reason why or any pattern to the dates/times. Does anyone know what is causing this?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The most recent one was today and stopped a user in mid flow.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Many thanks, Richard<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>more /var/log/mysqld.log |grep "Normal shutdown"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>110805 5:42:51 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>110805 4:52:50 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>110805 12:23:24 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>110805 13:00:18 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>110822 18:29:19 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>110823 12:51:05 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>110823 20:39:58 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>110823 22:06:05 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>110831 12:01:02 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>111018 10:12:14 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>111019 8:48:36 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>111026 9:47:44 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>111027 21:32:39 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>111029 11:36:41 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>120215 6:09:12 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>120314 10:21:47 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>120314 10:29:43 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>120316 8:03:15 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>120316 8:07:53 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>120403 23:26:39 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>120728 16:05:37 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>120831 14:39:59 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>120911 23:20:38 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>120917 0:28:21 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>120917 17:35:43 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>120918 13:20:32 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>120919 23:48:24 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>121212 21:52:15 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>130118 6:04:31 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>130124 6:01:06 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>130328 23:47:49 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>130913 16:38:56 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>130916 17:36:19 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>130918 11:52:36 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>130927 21:52:01 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>131007 21:59:14 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>131011 16:15:21 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>131113 15:15:42 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>131113 15:15:57 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>131121 15:50:38 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>131206 0:40:50 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>131216 11:32:13 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Normal shutdown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>