[SOLVED] How to log in to MySQL and query the database from Linux terminal?

Issue

I am using Debian Linux on which MySQL is installed. I can log in to my Linux machine using root user as well as other user. I can connect to MySQL database on Linux machine from Windows machine using SQLyog. Now I want to execute queries on Linux machine only using Linux terminal command line.

I tried some following things on terminal

I went to root directory then I went to /var/lib directory

I run following commands on terminal

mysqladmin -u root -p
mysqladmin -u root -ppassword

everytime I have tried, I get the following error message:

ERROR 1045 (28000) Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (Using password NO)

How can I accomplish the following?:

1. How do I get MySQL prompt in Linux terminal?
2. How I stop the MySQL server from Linux terminal?
3. How I start the MySQL server from Linux terminal?
4. How do I get MySQL prompt in Linux terminal?
5. How do I login to MySQL server from Linux terminal?
6. How do I solve following error?

ERROR 1045 (28000) Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (Using password NO)

Solution

1.- How do I get mysql prompt in linux terminal?

mysql -u root -p

At the Enter password: prompt, well, enter root's password :)

You can find further reference by typing mysql --help or at the online manual.

2. How I stop the mysql server from linux terminal?

It depends. Red Hat based distros have the service command:

service mysqld stop

Other distros require to call the init script directly:

/etc/init.d/mysqld stop

3. How I start the mysql server from linux terminal?

Same as #2, but with start.

4. How do I get mysql prompt in linux terminal?

Same as #1.

5. How do I login to mysql server from linux terminal?

Same as #1.

6. How do I solve following error?

Same as #1.

Answered By - Álvaro González

Answer Checked By - Cary Denson (WPSolving Admin)