killand reboot MAMP on OSX when mysql is hung

mamp-osx-not-working.txt

// Quit MAMP

// Open terminal, enter..

// List all mysql processes and their status and resource usage 
ps aux | grep mysql 

// The lsof (list open files) command returns the user processes that are actively using a file system. 
// It is sometimes helpful in determining why a file system remains in use and cannot be unmounted.
lsof -i 

// termintate the mysqld processes
killall -9 mysqld

//restart MAMP