The Ibdata1 file is continuously is growing, how to stop it (Doc ID 2118720.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 12, 2016

Applies to:

MySQL Server - Version 5.5 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

Describe how to detect why ibdata1 (InnoDB file) is taking high disk space and how to stop it from growing
 

Solution

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