Category Image Starting and Stopping MySQL From the Command Line


This is a task that is rarely needed if you use the startup item, however, knowing how to start and stop MySQL is necessary when upgrading MySQL or in some backup situations. These instructions apply to MySQL 4.0 or greater and Mac OS X and OS X Server binary installations.

Starting MySQL
% sudo echo
% sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe &

Stopping MySQL
% mysqladmin shutdown

For scripts, simply run the scripts as root (for example system crontab) and omit the sudo for starting.

Posted: Thursday - June 17, 2004 at 12:58 PM        


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