How to restart MySQL
You should really use the Sys-V init scripts located in /etc/init.d
.
Start:
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
Stop:
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop
Restart / reload configs:
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart
Check run status:
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql status
In Ubuntu machines, you can restart the mysql using both commands :
1. sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart
2. # service mysql restart
To shutdown mysql, run:
mysqladmin -uuser -ppassword shutdown
where user and password is that for a user with the proper SHUTDOWN privilege
To check that it has been shut down:
ps aux | grep mysql
If any processes (other than the 'grep' command) show up, it hasn't been shutdown.