以下的文章主要是向大家介绍的是使用mysqld_multi来对多个MySQL数据库实例进行管理的实际操作流程，MySQL数据库是可以多主一从的来进行实时备份，在google下可以使用mysqld_multi来管理多个MySQL实例。
之前有想过在一台服务器上运行多个MySQL实例就可以实现一从多主的master-slave方式的实时备份，今天刚好看到mysqld-multi就动手测试下配置过程如下，
1. 修改mysql的配置文件my.cnf配置mysqld_multi的选项
[mysqld_multi] mysqld = /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe mysqladmin = /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin user = multi_admin password = multipass log = /usr/local/mysql/etc/mysqld_multi.log
2. 创建mysqld_multi的config-file
cat /usr/local/mysql/etc/mysqld_multi.cnf [mysqld1] socket = /tmp/mysql.sock1 port = 3306 pid-file = /usr/local/mysql/var1/localhost.pid datadir = /usr/local/mysql/var1 user = mysql [mysqld2] socket = /tmp/mysql.sock2 port = 3307 pid-file = /usr/local/mysql/var2/localhost.pid datadir = /usr/local/mysql/var2 user = mysql [mysqld3] socket = /tmp/mysql.sock3 port = 3308 pid-file = /usr/local/mysql/var3/localhost.pid datadir = /usr/local/mysql/var3 user = mysql
3. 拷贝mysqld_multi.server（在源代码的support-files中）脚本到/usr/sbin
cp /mysql_source/support-files/mysqld_multi.server /usr/sbin
4. 编辑/usr/sbin/mysqld_multi.server(添加–config-file=/usr/local/mysql/etc/mysqld_multi.cnf选项)
'start' ) "$mysqld_multi" start $2 ;; 'stop' ) "$mysqld_multi" --config-file=/usr/local/mysql/etc/mysqld_multi.cnf stop $2 ;; 'report' ) "$mysqld_multi" --config-file=/usr/local/mysql/etc/mysqld_multi.cnf report $2
5. 启动多个MySQL数据库实例
mysqld_multi.server start
6. 之前在my.cnf设置的user和password是用来关闭数据库实例的，根据配置中的用户名和密码授权该用户shutdown权限
mysql -u root -S /tmp/mysql.sock1 -p mysql> grant shutdown on *.* to multi_admin@'localhost' identified by 'multipass';
7. 关闭所有数据库实例
mysqld_multi.server stop
8. 对单台数据库的启动和关闭
语法：mysqld_multi [options] {start|stop|report} [GNR[,GNR] …]
如对mysqld1的启动和关闭，可以通过mysqld_multi来操作
启动： mysqd_multi start 1
关闭： mysqd_multi stop 1
也可以同时启动和关闭多个MySQL数据库实例
启动： mysqd_multi start 1-3
关闭： mysqd_multi stop 1-3