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Updated on 2025-04-05

Common ways to see if MySQL is running

To see if MySQL is running, you can use a variety of methods, depending on your operating system. Here are some common methods:

On Linux

1UsesystemctlOrder

sudo systemctl status mysql

Or on some systems it might be:

sudo systemctl status mysqld

2UseserviceOrder

sudo service mysql status

Or on some systems it might be:

sudo service mysqld status

3 UsepsOrder

ps aux | grep mysql

This displays all processes containing "mysql". If MySQL is running, you will see relevant process information.

4 UsemysqladminOrder

mysqladmin -u root -p ping

You will be asked to enter the MySQL root user's password. If MySQL is running, you will see a message "mysqld is alive".

On Windows

Using the Service Manager

Open "Run" (Win + R), enterAnd press Enter.

Find "MySQL" or "MySQLxx" (xx is the version number), such as "MySQL57" in the service list.

Check if the service status is "Running".

Use the command line

Open a command prompt (cmd).

Enter the following command:

sc query MySQL

Or, if you know the specific service name (e.g. MySQL57):

sc query MySQL57

Check if "STATE" in the output is "RUNNING".

usemysqlCommand line tools

Open a command prompt (cmd).

Enter the following command:

mysql -u root -p -e "SHOW STATUS;"

You will be asked to enter the MySQL root user's password. If MySQL is running, you will see the status information.

On macOS

usebrew servicesOrder(If you use Homebrew to install MySQL):

brew services list

Find the MySQL service and check its status.

usesystemctlOrder(If you are using a newer version of macOS and LaunchDaemons is enabled):

sudo launchctl list | grep mysql

Then you can usesudo launchctl status <service-identifier>Let’s check the specific status, but this method is relatively complicated.

usepsOrder

ps aux | grep mysql

This displays all processes containing "mysql".

Through the above method, you can easily check whether MySQL is running.

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