mysql is dead but subsys locked

Question

I am using PHP-mysql on Linux (RHEL 5.0) For First Time
When I tried to connect to MySQL from my PHP Script using mysqli_connect.
It Displayed

Answer 1

i use command kill, step by step:

1. use command service mysqld status for find PID mysqld
2. kill -9 PID
3. use command service mysqld status again for find PID mysqld
4. kill -15 PID
5. check again with command service mysqld status , check until the PID dead OR subsys locked
6. use command service mysqld start