Mysql Kill Long Running Queries //top\\ Jun 2026

Once you've identified a long running query, you can kill it using the KILL command:

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Suppose you have a long running query with a thread id of 123 : Once you've identified a long running query, you

SELECT 'Killing queries running for more than 10 minutes...'; SET @time_limit = 600; -- 10 minutes in seconds SET @time_limit = 600

Stops the specific SQL statement but .

Or if you only want to terminate the current query but keep the connection: