How to Restart, Stop, and Start MySQL or MariaDB Server on Linux

Following are a number of methods you can use to start, stop, and restart MySQL or MariaDB database server, depending on your Linux distribution.

To restart MySQL or MariaDB server on Linux, use one of these commands:

sudo service mysql restart

sudo service mysqld restart

sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart

sudo /etc/init.d/mysqld restart

sudo systemctl restart mysqld

sudo /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server restart

To stop MySQL or MariaDB server on Linux, use one of these commands:

sudo service mysql stop

sudo service mysqld stop

sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop

sudo /etc/init.d/mysqld stop

sudo systemctl stop mysqld

sudo /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server stop

To start MySQL or MariaDB server on Linux, use one of these commands:

sudo service mysql start

sudo service mysqld start

sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start

sudo /etc/init.d/mysqld start

sudo systemctl start mysqld

sudo /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server start

Bonus tip: Check MySQL / MariaDB status:

sudo mysqladmin -u root -p status

sudo service mysql status

sudo service mysqld status

sudo /etc/init.d/mysql status

sudo /etc/init.d/mysqld status

sudo systemctl status mysqld

sudo /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server status