MySQL stopped working on debian squeez

Question

Suddenly and without any reason mysql stopped working.

netstat -tap

does not list the mysql process. I tried

/etc/init.d/mysql restart|start

But his produces an error message:

/etc/init.d/mysql: error reading input file: Input/output error

Any ideas what happend and how do I fix this problem?

Answer 1

Oh dear, that sounds like a dead hard drive. I hope you have backups. Try dmesg and see if it complains about I/O errors, too.

Answer 2

try running

tail -f /var/log/syslog

at the same time when you restart mysql - this should give you some hints.