MYSQL : Introduction

MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) which has more than 6 million installations. MySQL stands for "My Structured Query Language". The program runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases.

The project's source code is available under terms of the GNU General Public License, as well as under a variety of proprietary agreements. MySQL is owned and sponsored by a single for-profit firm, the Swedish company MySQL AB, now a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, which holds the copyright to most of the codebase.
source : wikipedia.org

• Official MySQL Homepage

MySQL Connect	MySQL Database
MySQL Tables	MySQL Insert
MySQL Update	MySQL Select
MySQL Update	MySQL Delete

LINUX

Start Server

/sbin/service mysqld start

Stop Server

/sbin/service mysqld stop
alternative is: pkill mysqld

Restart Server

/sbin/service mysqld restart