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Starting, Logging In to, and Stopping MySQL

  • Start MySQL.
  1. Start the MySQL server. 
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    /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld --defaults-file=/usr/local/mysql/my.cnf

  2. Check whether the service is started.
    ps -ef | grep mysql

    The service is started if the following information is displayed:

  • Access MySQL. 
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    /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -uroot -p123456 -S /data/mysql/run/mysql.sock

  • Stop MySQL. 
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    /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin shutdown -uroot -p123456 -S /data/mysql/run/mysql.sock

Parent topic: Deploying MySQL