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
For mysql 5.7 downloaded from binary file onto MacOS:
sudo launchctl load -F /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.oss.mysql.mysqld.plist sudo launchctl unload -F /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.oss.mysql.mysqld.plist