How Do I Restart MySQL Server?
Each distribution comes with a shell script (read as service) to restart / stop / start MySQL server. First login as root user and open shell prompt (command prompt).
First login as root user. Now type the following command as per your Linux distro:
A) If you are using mysql on RedHat Linux (Fedora Core/Cent OS) then use following command:
* To start mysql server:
/etc/init.d/mysqld start
* To stop mysql server:
/etc/init.d/mysqld stop
* To restart mysql server
/etc/init.d/mysqld restart
Tip: Redhat Linux also supports service command, which can be use to start, restart, stop any service:
# service mysqld start # service mysqld stop # service mysqld restart
(B) If you are using mysql on Debian / Ubuntu Linux then use following command:
* To start mysql server:
/etc/init.d/mysql start
* To stop mysql server:
/etc/init.d/mysql stop
* To restart mysql server
/etc/init.d/mysql restart
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hi
i am new to linux and i have to stop the mysqld service so as to install bugzilla … i have tried the following cmds but they have failed
/etc/init.d/mysqld stop
i am using redhat os
try the other commands –
# service mysqld start
# service mysqld stop
# service mysqld restart
These usually work for me
Thanks a lot for this! I really helped me out.
hi
iam using centos 5.0 and ihave problem with mysql
mysql cant connect
i have try to restart n all command which u show on your web but its unsuccesfull
can tell me why..?n what can i do to get mysql back like before
thanks
Hi,
I’m really embarrased to ask this, but I’m really new to linux + mysql. I installed mysql following the proceadure inhttp://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/installing-binary.html, then I try to run your restart command and I get: -bash: /etc/init.d/mysql: No such file or directory.
I’m using mysql 5.0 over Debian… I’m sure I missed some configuration little detail, what can it be?
Any response is well appreciated
Al
mysqld_safe is the recommended way to start a mysqld server if you install it from source or mysql.com:
mysqld_safe &The correct method to install it via apt-get under Debian and Ubuntu Linux. Type the following to install
apt-get install mysql-server-5.0 mysql-client-5.0Type the following to start:
/etc/init.d/mysql startMany thanx!
Hi thanks for this site, I sometimes have to restart the mysqld server myself, when it hangs. So this is really helpful, best result on google
What’s about Darwin with the ‘launchd’ installed? How do I restart mysql?
You can also use:
# kill mysqld
.. wait till it shuts down – you can check by
# ps ax | grep mysql
then start it:
# cd /usr/local/mysql/bin (or where your mysql is installed)
# ./mysqld_safe &
For fedora, You must start mysqld everytime you boot up your pc, using /etc/init.d/mysqld start
If you stop without knowing it is starting it will show errors, you must start first, ok?
chkconfig –level 345 mysql on
will autostart mysql on fedora systems.
Thanks a lot.
Hey thanks a lot,
Very very useful post.
you use the comand top
and see all process and look,
what procces using more Memory and use killall nameprocess or kill pid process
Hi, everyone. I’ve developed a project in php which requires one shell file as backup/output, one same file – manually updated. Between these two shell files if anyone is changed, the newer should update the older one. I’ve done it already by shell script but after the update process I need to restart the service I’m working on. I know the terminal command which is “/etc/init.d/service_name restart” but when I put this in my shell file it doesn’t work. Everything else are working but not the restart command. Can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance.
Thanks, very works for me.
It saved my day. I know nothing about mysql and I hade to restart one!
I use /etc/init.d/mysqld restart in RedHat Linux and i dont had any problem
I have got a problem with MySQL. I can’t connect to the server, get the message: Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock’ (2)
I am running Kubuntu 9.10,
I had moved my MySQL database from my stationary PC to my laptop. Everything seemed to function OK, but so I got the preceding error message both from MySQL Navigator, Knoda and trying to connect from the terminal window. Restarting the server didn’t help. Where to search for the error? I am new to MySQL.
Sounds like you only have a part of MySQL installed, you also need the client.
Try ‘sudo apt-get install mysql-client-5.1′
and then follow the steps mentioned above to start. During the install you should be prompted for setting the MySQL password etc.
you are my hero, now I know how to restart mysql… it also works the same for apache2
how to start the server with password???
when i used these commands i got it!
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administrator@administrator-desktop / $ /etc/init.d/mysql start
* Starting MySQL database server mysqld
cat: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid: Permission denied
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Is there any suitable commands?….
how to start . then system is started then my sqld , tomcat services are start give me advice
Hi everyone,
when i tried to restart mysql server i got the error as “Access denied for user@localhost” then i tried to run mysql script externally,
cd /etc/init.d/
./mysql restart
it works,.. mine is linux ubuntu 9.04 Debian based
thank you verymuch
I have somehow lost all permissions on root and don’t currently have any other users. This is troublesome because I don’t have the privileges to give myself privileges or create new users. I also don’t know how to start the mysql program with –skip-grant-tables, or I would try this. Any help would be great.
thanks all ok!
i am using fedora 13 . one problem with me is mysql is not start by using the command /etc/init.d/mysqld start if i use thid command then showing the message Command not found. Similar command is: ‘mysql’
please solve my problem……….