mysql5 case sensitivity, starting server etc etc

[Michael Thon]

Hola -

I am having a problem with mysql tables that are created via php  
occasionally appearing in mysql with lower case names.  I now have to  
solve two problems:

1) how do I restart the sever via the command line?  At the moment it  
starts at boot via the launchctl file.  If I issue:

     sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/ 
org.macports.mysql5.plist

and then the load it again with
     sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/ 
org.macports.mysql5.plist

and then try to connect to the server with the mysql5 utility, I get  
the error:
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through  
socket.....<snip>
I think, if I reboot the machine (which I can't do right now) it'll  
start up the right way.  but how do I start it the right way from the  
command line?

2) To fix the case sensitivity problem,  I might need to set the  
variable lower_case_table_names=0 in my.cnf.  which I will create in / 
opt/local/etc/mysql5 as soon as I figure out how to restart the  
server... unless anyone has another suggestion.

cheers
Mike