How to Start MySQL Server

In this article we will learn how to start MySQL Server on Linux and Windows.

MySQL Server startup on Linux

We can start the server on linux platform with the following commands using service, init.d, and systemd.

MySQL Server startup using service

sudo service mysql start

MySQL Server startup using init.d

sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start

MySQL Server startup using systemd

sudo systemctl start mysqld

MySQL Server startup on Windows

We can start the MySQL Server on windows platform using the mysqld program as follows:

1. open the Run dialog by pressing Windows+R keyboards:

2. type cmd and press Enter:

3. type mysqld and press Enter:

mysqld

Note: If the bin folder is not in the Windows path environment, you can navigate to the bin folder e.g., C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\ and use the mysqld command.

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