[ubuntu-us-mi] How to shut down MySQL on Ubuntu Lucid 10.04?

[Craig Maloney]

On Thu, 2010-12-16 at 11:26 -0500, Robert Citek wrote:
> How does one gracefully shut down MySQL on Ubuntu Lucid 10.04?
> 

Best way is to use the service command:

sudo service mysql stop

Conversely, to start mysql, use:

sudo service mysql start

Hope this helps!
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