Monica Silva
Database Administrator
Monica is a certified MySQL Database Administrator working with multiple clients to provide professional MySQL services. She is currently working towards her AWS Cloud Practitioner certification.
Fixing “The MySQL service could not be started.” After Changing datadir Error
SUMMARY: This guide provides a step-by-step solution for the standard “MySQL service could not be started” error, which often occurs after changing the datadir location due to a misconfigured secure-file-priv path in the my.ini file. Run mysqld manually... read more![Error: “[MY-013276] Failed to Set datadir” After Moving MySQL Data on Windows](https://virtual-dba.com/wp-content/uploads/Error-MY-013276-Failed-to-Set-datadir-After-Moving-MySQL-Data-on-Windows.jpg "Error: “[MY-013276] Failed to Set datadir” After Moving MySQL Data on Windows")
Error: “[MY-013276] Failed to Set datadir” After Moving MySQL Data on Windows
SUMMARY: This guide provides a step-by-step troubleshooting process for the MySQL error “[MY-013276] Failed to Set datadir” on Windows, which typically occurs after moving the data directory due to configuration or permission issues. Check the Error Log:... read more![[ERROR] /usr/sbin/mysqld: The table ‘/tmp/ramdisk/#sql*’ is full](https://virtual-dba.com/wp-content/uploads/ERROR-_usr_sbin_mysqld-The-table-_tmp_ramdisk_sql_-is-full.jpg "[ERROR] /usr/sbin/mysqld: The table ‘/tmp/ramdisk/#sql*’ is full")
[ERROR] /usr/sbin/mysqld: The table ‘/tmp/ramdisk/#sql*’ is full
SUMMARY: When the MySQL server encounters the critical error indicating that temporary storage (/tmp/ramdisk/#sql*) is full, database administrators must quickly address the issue by either increasing resource limits, optimizing complex queries, or changing the... read more![[ERROR] [MY-012271] [InnoDB] The innodb_system data file ‘ibdata1’ must be writable](https://virtual-dba.com/wp-content/uploads/ERROR-MY-012271-InnoDB-The-innodb_system-data-file-ibdata1-must-be-writable.jpg "[ERROR] [MY-012271] [InnoDB] The innodb_system data file ‘ibdata1’ must be writable")
[ERROR] [MY-012271] [InnoDB] The innodb_system data file ‘ibdata1’ must be writable
SUMMARY: MySQL users encountering the critical error that the innodb_system data file ‘ibdata1’ must be writable can resolve the failure by meticulously correcting path inconsistencies between the command-line arguments and the innodb_data_home_dir and... read more
Linux OOM Killer Terminated mysqld and How to Recover
One morning, I was alerted that a crash had been detected by our monitoring scripts. Upon reviewing the error log, a crash was noted. Error log:250608 02:27:07 mysqld_safe Number of processes running now: 0250608 02:27:07 mysqld_safe mysqld restarted. . . . . . . . .... read more