mysql_startup.sh

# Add these lines to your .bashrc to automatically start MySQL in WSL.

function mysql_startup() {
  i=`ps -eaf | grep -i mysql |sed '/^$/d' | wc -l`

  if [[ $i > 1 ]]
  then
    echo "MySQL is already running."
  else
    sudo service mysql start
    echo "MySQL started!"
  fi
}

mysql_startup