diff --git a/examples/cakephp-mysql.yml b/examples/cakephp-mysql.yml
index 56f32850..eb630e48 100644
--- a/examples/cakephp-mysql.yml
+++ b/examples/cakephp-mysql.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           extensions: mbstring, intl, redis, pdo_mysql
           coverage: pcov
       - name: Start mysql service
-        run: sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
+        run: sudo systemctl start mysql
       - name: Get composer cache directory
         id: composer-cache
         run: echo "::set-output name=dir::$(composer config cache-files-dir)"
diff --git a/examples/laravel-mysql.yml b/examples/laravel-mysql.yml
index 66b2f694..baf06c78 100644
--- a/examples/laravel-mysql.yml
+++ b/examples/laravel-mysql.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           extensions: mbstring, dom, fileinfo, mysql
           coverage: xdebug #optional
       - name: Start mysql service
-        run: sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
+        run: sudo systemctl start mysql
       - name: Get composer cache directory
         id: composer-cache
         run: echo "::set-output name=dir::$(composer config cache-files-dir)"
diff --git a/examples/lumen-mysql.yml b/examples/lumen-mysql.yml
index b9b57222..55d9de24 100644
--- a/examples/lumen-mysql.yml
+++ b/examples/lumen-mysql.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           extensions: mbstring, dom, fileinfo, mysql
           coverage: xdebug #optional
       - name: Start mysql service
-        run: sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
+        run: sudo systemctl start mysql
       - name: Get composer cache directory
         id: composer-cache
         run: echo "::set-output name=dir::$(composer config cache-files-dir)"
diff --git a/examples/phalcon-mysql.yml b/examples/phalcon-mysql.yml
index e7cd1e19..6914048f 100644
--- a/examples/phalcon-mysql.yml
+++ b/examples/phalcon-mysql.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           extensions: mbstring, dom, zip, phalcon4, mysql #use phalcon3 for the phalcon 3.x.
           coverage: xdebug #optional
       - name: Start mysql service
-        run: sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
+        run: sudo systemctl start mysql
       - name: Get composer cache directory
         id: composer-cache
         run: echo "::set-output name=dir::$(composer config cache-files-dir)"
diff --git a/examples/symfony-mysql.yml b/examples/symfony-mysql.yml
index 0075630d..b15ffebf 100644
--- a/examples/symfony-mysql.yml
+++ b/examples/symfony-mysql.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           extensions: mbstring, xml, ctype, iconv, intl, pdo_sqlite, mysql
           coverage: xdebug #optional
       - name: Start mysql service
-        run: sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
+        run: sudo systemctl start mysql
       - name: Get composer cache directory
         id: composer-cache
         run: echo "::set-output name=dir::$(composer config cache-files-dir)"
diff --git a/examples/yii2-mysql.yml b/examples/yii2-mysql.yml
index 3c1beab1..94975780 100644
--- a/examples/yii2-mysql.yml
+++ b/examples/yii2-mysql.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           extensions: mbstring, intl, gd, imagick, zip, dom, mysql
           coverage: xdebug #optional
       - name: Start mysql service
-        run: sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
+        run: sudo systemctl start mysql
       - name: Get composer cache directory
         id: composer-cache
         run: echo "::set-output name=dir::$(composer config cache-files-dir)"