Reference Manual
   CHAPTER 9. SQL Statements     

STOP ENGINE statement [ISQL]

Function 

To stop a database server.

Syntax 

STOP ENGINE engine-name [ UNCONDITIONALLY ]

Permissions 

None

Side effects 

None

See also 

START ENGINE statement

Description 

The STOP ENGINE statement stops the specified database server. If the UNCONDITIONALLY keyword is supplied, the database server is stopped even if there are connections to the server. By default, the database server will not be stopped if there are connections to it.

Standards and compatibility 

• SQL/92     Vendor extension.

• Sybase     Not applicable.

Example 

• Stop the database server named sample.

  STOP ENGINE sample