Disabling MySQL service?

[JohnnyBgood]

Hi,

We are currently running 2x whm servers that both access an AWS MySQL database.

Is it safe to disable MySQL service on our servers, or does whm or CPanel need the service in any way?

Our thinking is by disabling this service it will reduce any future possible server outages due to MySQL error log filling up (as has recently happened, and was resolved by the fantastic cpanel support!)

many thanks.

 

[cPRex]

Hey there! If the systems use a remote MySQL connection for all the user databases it's fine to disable the MySQL server on the machine. All internal cPanel tools have been moved over to SQLite databases and will continue to function without MySQL.