How can one check the status of a MySQL database?

To view the status of the MySQL database, you can use the following command:

1. Open the MySQL command line client: input mysql -u username -p in the command line, then enter the password to log in.
2. Check database status: Once logged in, simply enter the following command to view the status of the database:

SHOW STATUS;

This will return a long string of database status information, including connection count, query count, cache hit rate, and so on.

1. To view the value of a specific status: If you want to check the value of a specific status, you can use the following command:

SHOW GLOBAL STATUS LIKE 'status_name';

Replace status_name with the name of the status you want to view, such as Threads_connected, Queries, etc.

If you are using a graphical interface tool for MySQL, such as phpMyAdmin, you can also view the database status within the tool.