Start/Stop Service

In the Start/Stop Service tab, the status of the service that launches the MySQL server is displayed. Under Service Status, a text message indicates whether the service has been started or not. You can stop the service (and, in turn, the MySQL server) by clicking the Stop Server button. If the service has been stopped, that button is labeled Start Server, and clicking it will try to start the service.

Under Log Messages, you will find messages that the MySQL server outputs during startup, or when it is stopped. When the server is being stopped, you will see messages like this (the actual format of the lines may vary, depending on the MySQL server version you are using):

    Trying to stop the server ...
    040119 18:31:45  MySql: Normal shutdown
    040119 18:31:46  MySql: Forcing close of thread 11  user: 'superuser'
    040119 18:31:46  MySql: Forcing close of thread 8  user: 'superuser'
    ...
    Server was stopped.
   

When the MySQL server is being started, the messages will look like this (details may vary, depending on the MySQL server version you are using, and on the server configuration):

    Trying to start the server ...
    040119 18:33:41  InnoDB: Started
    MySql: ready for connections.
    Version: '4.0.16-max-nt-log'  socket: ''  port: 3306
    Server was started.