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When you are attempting to ascertain what your MySQL server is doing, it can be helpful to examine the process list, which is the set of threads currently executing within the server. Process list information is available from these sources:
The SHOW [FULL] PROCESSLIST statement:
Section 12.4.5.19, “SHOW PROCESSLIST Syntax”
The mysqladmin processlist command: Section 4.5.2, “mysqladmin — Client for Administering a MySQL Server”
You can always view information about your own threads. To view
information about threads being executed for other accounts, you
must have the PROCESS privilege.
Each process list entry contains several pieces of information:
Id is the connection identifier for the
client associated with the thread.
User and Host indicate
the account associated with the thread.
db is the default database for the thread,
or NULL if none is selected.
Command and State
indicate what the thread is doing.
Most states correspond to very quick operations. If a thread stays in a given state for many seconds, there might be a problem that needs to be investigated.
Time indicates how long the thread has been
in its current state. The thread's notion of the current time
may be altered in some cases: The thread can change the time
with SET TIMESTAMP
= . For a thread
running on a slave that is processing events from the master,
the thread time is set to the time found in the events and
thus reflects current time on the master and not the slave.
value
Info contains the text of the statement
being executed by the thread, or NULL if it
is not executing one. By default, this value contains only the
first 100 characters of the statement. To see the complete
statements, use
SHOW FULL
PROCESSLIST.
The following sections list the possible
Command values, and State
values grouped by category. The meaning for some of these values
is self-evident. For others, additional description is provided.

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