can someone please explain how does "mysql reload" works comparing to "mysql restart".
I made some changes on my.conf file, and I can't afford to restart mysql server. since "reload" is one of the mysql options (mysql start|restart|stop|force-reload|relaod), I tried it, but it doesn't apply the changes that I made to my.conf.
thanks
restart stops the server/program and then starts it again which takes time