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.. program:: pt-config-diff
===========================
:program:`pt-config-diff`
===========================
.. highlight:: perl
NAME
====
:program:`pt-config-diff` - Diff MySQL configuration files and server variables.
SYNOPSIS
========
Usage
-----
::
pt-config-diff [OPTION...] CONFIG CONFIG [CONFIG...]
:program:`pt-config-diff` diffs |MySQL| configuration files and server variables. ``CONFIG`` can be a filename or a ``DSN``. At least two ``CONFIG`` sources must be given. Like standard Unix diff, there is no output if there are no differences.
Diff ``host1`` config from ``SHOW VARIABLES`` against ``host2``:
.. code-block:: perl
pt-config-diff h=host1 h=host2
Diff config from ``[mysqld]`` section in :file:`my.cnf` against ``host1`` config:
.. code-block:: perl
pt-config-diff /etc/my.cnf h=host1
Diff the ``[mysqld]`` section of two option files:
.. code-block:: perl
pt-config-diff /etc/my-small.cnf /etc/my-large.cnf
RISKS
=====
The following section is included to inform users about the potential risks,
whether known or unknown, of using this tool. The two main categories of risks
are those created by the nature of the tool (e.g. read-only tools vs. read-write
tools) and those created by bugs.
pt-config-diff reads MySQL's configuration and examines it and is thus very
low risk.
At the time of this release there are no known bugs that pose a serious risk.
The authoritative source for updated information is always the online issue
tracking system. Issues that affect this tool will be marked as such. You can
see a list of such issues at the following URL:
`http://www.percona.com/bugs/pt-config-diff <http://www.percona.com/bugs/pt-config-diff>`_.
See also "BUGS" for more information on filing bugs and getting help.
DESCRIPTION
===========
:program:`pt-config-diff` diffs MySQL configurations by examining the values of server system variables from two or more CONFIG sources specified on the command
line. A ``CONFIG`` source can be a ``DSN`` or a filename containing the output of \ ``mysqld --help --verbose``\ , \ ``my_print_defaults``\ , \ ``SHOW VARIABLES``\ , or an option file (e.g. ``my.cnf``).
For each ``DSN CONFIG``, :program:`pt-config-diff` connects to MySQL and gets variables and values by executing \ ``SHOW /\*!40103 GLOBAL\*/ VARIABLES``\ . This is an "active config" because it shows what server values |MySQL| is
actively (currently) running with.
Only variables that all ``CONFIG`` sources have are compared because if a
variable is not present then we cannot know or safely guess its value.
For example, if you compare an option file (e.g. :file:`my.cnf`) to an active config (i.e. ``SHOW VARIABLES`` from a ``DSN CONFIG``), the option file will probably only have a few variables, whereas the active config has every variable. Only values of the variables present in both configs are compared.
Option file and ``DSN`` configs provide the best results.
OUTPUT
======
There is no output when there are no differences. When there are differences,
:program:`pt-config-diff` prints a report to ``STDOUT`` that looks similar to the following:
.. code-block:: perl
2 config differences
Variable my.master.cnf my.slave.cnf
========================= =============== ===============
datadir /tmp/12345/data /tmp/12346/data
port 12345 12346
Comparing |MySQL| variables is difficult because there are many variations and
subtleties across the many versions and distributions of |MySQL|. When a
comparison fails, the tool prints a warning to ``STDERR``, such as the following:
.. code-block:: perl
Comparing log_error values (mysqld.log, /tmp/12345/data/mysqld.log)
caused an error: Argument "/tmp/12345/data/mysqld.log" isn't numeric
in numeric eq (==) at ./pt-config-diff line 2311.
Please report these warnings so the comparison functions can be improved.
EXIT STATUS
===========
:program:`pt-config-diff` exits with a zero exit status when there are no differences, and 1 if there are.
OPTIONS
=======
This tool accepts additional command-line arguments. Refer to the
"SYNOPSIS" and usage information for details.
.. option:: --ask-pass
Prompt for a password when connecting to MySQL.
.. option:: --charset
short form: -A; type: string
Default character set. If the value is utf8, sets Perl's binmode on
STDOUT to utf8, passes the mysql_enable_utf8 option to DBD::mysql, and
runs SET NAMES UTF8 after connecting to MySQL. Any other value sets
binmode on STDOUT without the utf8 layer, and runs SET NAMES after
connecting to MySQL.
.. option:: --config
type: Array
Read this comma-separated list of config files; if specified, this must be the
first option on the command line. (This option does not specify a CONFIG;
it's equivalent to \ ``--defaults-file``\ .)
.. option:: --daemonize
Fork to the background and detach from the shell. POSIX
operating systems only.
.. option:: --defaults-file
short form: -F; type: string
Only read mysql options from the given file. You must give an absolute
pathname.
.. option:: --help
Show help and exit.
.. option:: --host
short form: -h; type: string
Connect to host.
.. option:: --ignore-variables
type: array
Ignore, do not compare, these variables.
.. option:: --password
short form: -p; type: string
Password to use for connection.
.. option:: --pid
type: string
Create the given PID file when daemonized. The file contains the process
ID of the daemonized instance. The PID file is removed when the
daemonized instance exits. The program checks for the existence of the
PID file when starting; if it exists and the process with the matching PID
exists, the program exits.
.. option:: --port
short form: -P; type: int
Port number to use for connection.
.. option:: --[no]report
default: yes
Print the MySQL config diff report to STDOUT. If you just want to check
if the given configs are different or not by examining the tool's exit
status, then specify \ ``--no-report``\ to suppress the report.
.. option:: --report-width
type: int; default: 78
Truncate report lines to this many characters. Since some variable values can
be long, or when comparing multiple configs, it may help to increase the
report width so values are not truncated beyond readability.
.. option:: --set-vars
type: string; default: wait_timeout=10000
Set these MySQL variables. Immediately after connecting to MySQL, this string
will be appended to SET and executed.
.. option:: --socket
short form: -S; type: string
Socket file to use for connection.
.. option:: --user
short form: -u; type: string
MySQL user if not current user.
.. option:: --version
Show version and exit.
DSN OPTIONS
===========
These DSN options are used to create a DSN. Each option is given like
\ ``option=value``\ . The options are case-sensitive, so P and p are not the
same option. There cannot be whitespace before or after the \ ``=``\ and
if the value contains whitespace it must be quoted. DSN options are
comma-separated. See the percona-toolkit manpage for full details.
* A
dsn: charset; copy: yes
Default character set.
* D
dsn: database; copy: yes
Default database.
* F
dsn: mysql_read_default_file; copy: yes
Only read default options from the given file
* h
dsn: host; copy: yes
Connect to host.
* p
dsn: password; copy: yes
Password to use when connecting.
* P
dsn: port; copy: yes
Port number to use for connection.
* S
dsn: mysql_socket; copy: yes
Socket file to use for connection.
* u
dsn: user; copy: yes
User for login if not current user.
ENVIRONMENT
===========
The environment variable \ ``PTDEBUG``\ enables verbose debugging output to ``STDERR``.
To enable debugging and capture all output to a file, run the tool like:
.. code-block:: perl
PTDEBUG=1 pt-config-diff ... > FILE 2>&1
Be careful: debugging output is voluminous and can generate several megabytes
of output.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
===================
You need Perl, DBI, DBD::mysql, and some core packages that ought to be
installed in any reasonably new version of Perl.
BUGS
====
For a list of known bugs, see `http://www.percona.com/bugs/pt-config-diff <http://www.percona.com/bugs/pt-config-diff>`_.
If possible, include debugging output by running the tool with \ ``PTDEBUG``\ ;
see "ENVIRONMENT".
AUTHORS
=======
Baron Schwartz and Daniel Nichter
COPYRIGHT, LICENSE, AND WARRANTY
================================
This program is copyright 2011 Percona Inc.
Feedback and improvements are welcome.
VERSION
=======
pt-config-diff 1.0.1