---
title: "Validate MySQL status before upgrade"
method: GET
path: "/background_mysql_upgrade_checker_run"
tags: ["Databases", "Manage MySQL Server"]
---

# Validate MySQL status before upgrade

`GET /background_mysql_upgrade_checker_run`

This function checks your MySQL configuration file and table engine before an upgrade to MySQL 8.0.

**Important:**

When you disable the
[MySQL/MariaDB role](https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/general-systems-administration/how-to-use-server-profiles/#roles)
**and** remote MySQL is **not** already configured, the system **disables** this function.

## Response `200`

HTTP Request was successful.

- object
  - `data` object
    - `log_entry` string — The upgrade log's location, relative to the [`/var/cpanel/logs/`](https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/cpanel-product/the-cpanel-log-files/#/var-cpanel-logs) directory.
    - `pid` integer — The upgrade check's process ID.
  - `metadata` object
    - `command` string — The method name called.
    - `reason` string — The reason the API function failed when the `metadata.result` field is `0`. This field may display a success message when a function succeeds.
    - `result` 1 | 0 — * `1` — Success. * `0` — Failed. Check the `reason` field for more details.
    - `version` integer — The version of the API function.

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/cpanel/apis/whm-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/cpanel/apis/whm-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/cpanel/whm-api/revisions/3da41671c02c/schema)