# mysql restart

**URL:** https://forums.percona.com/t/mysql-restart/611
**Category:** Other MySQL® Questions
**Created:** [January 26, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/mysql-restart/611 "2008-01-26T18:15:41Z")
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### Author: ![mesti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@mesti](https://forums.percona.com/u/mesti)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/mysql-restart/611/1 "2008-01-26T18:15:41Z")

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When I restart mysql :

mpm:~# /etc/init.d/mysql restart  
Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.  
Starting MySQL database server: mysqld.  
Checking for corrupt, not cleanly closed and upgrade needing tables.  
mpm:~#

“Checking for corrupt, not cleanly closed and upgrade needing tables.” ???

why???

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### Author: ![MarkRose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@MarkRose](https://forums.percona.com/u/MarkRose)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/mysql-restart/611/2 "2008-01-26T22:26:17Z")

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That’s normal.

MySQL checks to make sure tables are okay, in the case that MySQL crashed or was improperly shut down (power failure, etc.).