MonkeyClicker

I am used to windows and new to this linux environment. I have been able to set an ssh tunnel up to my CentOS server and have made the changes I need to make in the database. Now I want to restart MYSQL for the changes to take effect but I cant restart the service. I tried

service mysql restart
respose
mysql: unrecognized service

But that dosent work. I would just restart the whole box but I dont have physical access to the machine either.

First login as root user. Now type the following command
If you are using mysql on RedHat Linux (Fedora Core/Cent OS)

* To start mysql server:
# /etc/init.d/mysqld start

* To stop mysql server:
# /etc/init.d/mysqld stop

* To restart mysql server
# /etc/init.d/mysqld restart

Tip: Redhat Linux also supports service command, which can be use to start, restart, stop any service:
# service mysqld start
# service mysqld stop
# service mysqld restart