MySQL User Mailman Lists

Introduction

One of the biggest problems with each user running their own MySQL server on their own account is that when the web development servers must be restarted, each user needs to start their MySQL server back up when the server is available again.

One way that we've attempted to address this problem is with our cron job instructions that tell how to use a cron job to start your MySQL server automatically when the server is restarted.

Another way that we've attempted to deal with this is by sending the users running MySQL an email notification when the servers have gone down, or when they will need to be restarted. This has turned out to be unreliable, and possibly more work that it's worth. Many people have MySQL running on supplemental accounts, and have failed to forward email from those accounts to their personal accounts. This means that they won't be properly notified by this method.

This page and the Mailman lists it advertises are an attempt to systematize the means of contacting MySQL users on the web development systems for greater reliability and ease of use. When downtime is planned for the systems or when the systems have gone down and MySQL users should restart their databases, any email sent to users to inform them of the situation will be sent to the list.

If you're accustomed to receiving the notification emails that have been sent in the past, you should sign up for the Mailman list, as those emails will no longer be sent to each user.

Vergil

Mailman list for users of MySQL on vergil (students and student groups)

Ovid

Mailman list for users of MySQL on ovid (staff, faculty, departmental accounts, and course accounts)

Socrates

Mailman list for users of MySQL on socrates (myuw.net paid accounts)

If you're unfamiliar with Mailman lists, please read this webpage on UW Mailman lists.
Mailman Lists at the UW