How To Check Status of MySQL Service

shell > /etc/init.d/mysql status    -- To check status of MySQL Service.

shell> /etc/init.d/mysql start       -- To Start MySQL Service

shell> /etc/init.d/mysql stop        -- To Stop MySQL Service

shell > /etc/init.d/mysql restart    -- To restart MySQL Service

shell > /etc/init.d/mysql reload     -- To reload MySQL configuration file.