To find out the start command for mysqld (using a mac) I can do:
ps aux|grep mysql
I get the following output, which allows me to start mys
Try:
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root -p shutdown
Or:
sudo mysqld stop
Or:
sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld stop
Or:
sudo mysql.server stop
If you install the Launchctl in OSX you can try:
sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql.plist
sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql.plist
Note: this is persistent after reboot.
launchctl unload -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist
launchctl load -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist
sudo /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM stop
sudo /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM start
sudo /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM restart
I found that in: https://stackoverflow.com/a/102094/58768