mysql: unrecognized service ... but mysql is installed and it's working

Question

I'm trying to stop mysql and do some changes , then i'm going to start it again

I'm using a SSH client .

So i ran this 3 commends without any problem

mysql
mysql> SET GLOBAL innodb_fast_shutdown = 0; 
exit;

now when i type

service mysql stop

or

service mysql 

i get

mysql: unrecognized service 

whats wrong ? my site is online and it's using mysql database as i'm typing this , but i can't access

service mysql

some extra info

CentOS release 6.4 (Final)
Server version: 5.5.31 MySQL Community Server 

Solution 1

Its mysqld not mysql on Red Hat based distros. Use **service mysqld stop|start|restart**

Solution 2

Try:

/etc/init.d/mysqld stop
/etc/init.d/mysqld start
/etc/init.d/mysqld restart

Or:

# service mysqld stop
# service mysqld start
# service mysqld restart