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Kill idle transactions

This feature limits the age of idle transactions for all transactional storage engines. Kills any idle transaction when the specified limit is reached. This limit prevents users from blocking the InnoDB purge by mistake.

System variables

kill_idle_transaction

Option Description
Config file Yes
Scope: Global
Dynamic: Yes
Data type Integer
Default value 0 (disabled)
Units Seconds

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Last update: 2023-12-13