How do you start MySQL on Linux?

You can start the MySQL service in a Linux system by following these steps:

1. Open the terminal and use the following command to log in as the root account:

sudo su

1. To start the MySQL service, you can use the following command:

service mysql start

Either

systemctl start mysql

1. If the MySQL service is already running, you can use the following command to restart the MySQL service:

service mysql restart

Or, alternatively

systemctl restart mysql

1. To stop the MySQL service, you can use the following command:

service mysql stop

Or

systemctl stop mysql

These commands can be used in most Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, and others.