Stopping and Restarting Your MySQL Server

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      To stop your MySQL server, make sure you are in your mysql directory, and then type

      ./bin/mysqladmin -u root -p shutdown

      This lets the mysqladmin utility know that you want to shut down MySQL running as user root (-u root), and that you will enter a password (-p).

      Tip: mysqladmin is a utility that lets you perform various administrative functions from a command line. It can also be used to retrieve version, process, and status information from the server. For more information about mysqladmin, see mysqladmin, Administering a MySQL Server.
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      To start up your MySQL server again, make sure you are in your mysql directory, and then type

      ./bin/mysqld_safe &