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root@bwar:/var/run/mysql# ps ax | grep mysql
24232 pts/5    S+     0:00 grep mysql
root@bwar:/var/run/mysql# ps ax | grep httpd
24236 pts/5    S+     0:00 grep httpd
root@bwar:/var/run/mysql# /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld start
root@bwar:/var/run/mysql# nohup: redirecting stderr to stdout
Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
STOPPING server from pid file /var/run/mysql/mysql.pid
070806 18:19:43  mysqld ended


root@bwar:/var/run/mysql# ls -Rl /var/run/mysql 
/var/run/mysql:
total 0
root@bwar:/var/run/mysql#