mysql> GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO ping@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'ping';

#!/bin/bash

MYSQL_USER=ping
MYSQL_PASS=ping
MYSQL_CONN="-u${MYSQL_USER} -p${MYSQL_PASS}"
mysqladmin ping ${MYSQL_CONN} 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null
MYSQLD_RUNNING=${?}
if [ ${MYSQLD_RUNNING} -eq 1 ]; then service mysql start ; fi

mysql -e "select 1" || echo down