Bug #103428 Documentation error on the "windows-start-service" page
Submitted: 22 Apr 2021 11:48 Modified: 23 Apr 2021 1:31
Reporter: Alex Minin Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: Documentation Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:8.0; 5.7; 5.6 OS:Any
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any
Tags: documentation, misprint, typo

[22 Apr 2021 11:48] Alex Minin
Description:
There is an issue on the "windows-start-service" documentation page.
It declares that the NET START mysqld_service_name command stops the MySQL Server service, although in fact it is the the NET STOP mysqld_service_name command which stops the server.

Please see the "How to repeat" section for detailed information.

How to repeat:
Steps to reproduce:
1. Open any browser,
2. Navigate to the windows-start-service.html documentation page,
3. Check a sentence about how you can stop the MySQL Server.

Actual results: 
"The server also can be stopped manually using the Services utility, the sc stop mysqld_service_name command, the NET START mysqld_service_name command, or the mysqladmin shutdown command."

Expected results:
The server also can be stopped manually using the Services utility, the sc stop mysqld_service_name command, the NET STOP mysqld_service_name command, or the mysqladmin shutdown command.

Additional information:
This typo exists on following documentation version:
8.0: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/windows-start-service.html
5.7: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/windows-start-service.html
5.6: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/windows-start-service.html

The Japanese documentation (version 5.6) does not contain this bug:
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/ja/windows-start-service.html

Suggested fix:
Replace the wrong command (NET START mysqld_service_name) with the following command:
NET STOP mysqld_service_name
[22 Apr 2021 12:01] MySQL Verification Team
Hello Alex Minin,

Thank you for the report and feedback.

regards,
Umesh
[23 Apr 2021 1:31] Paul DuBois
Posted by developer:
 
Fixed. Thanks for spotting this.