#Installing mysql on mac mac os x#
#Installing mysql on mac install#
#Installing mysql on mac software#
#Installing mysql on mac password#

You can start and stop the service by opening your System Preferences, where youвЂ™ll find them in the bottom Other row. While installing MySQL 5.5.18 I discovered that the service menu is no longer installed in the Preferences, and you must start it manually. This is the last screen, you should click the Start MySQL Server button to start MySQL. Otherwise, thereвЂ™s a lot of cleanup to be able to return to this point and start or stop the server as required. DonвЂ™t click in the automatic start button unless youвЂ™re sure.

#Installing mysql on mac password#

Enter the valid password and click the OK button to proceed.

Like Step #8 and #14, this dialog requires the system administratorвЂ™s password.

Launch the MySQL.prefPane and youвЂ™ll see the following MySQL Preferences dialog.

This step requires that you return to the download folder, shown in Step #2 above.

You could see a progress dialog box but generally it happens so fast you should land at the Installation was Successful dialog.

Like Step #8, this dialog requires the system administratorвЂ™s password.

It should also start for you every time you boot the machine. IвЂ™d recommend you leave it as the default because it requires the System AdministratorвЂ™s password to start and stop the database.

This page asks if you want to change the directory.

This page contains the instructions for the MySQL Startup software, you can pause to read them or continue with these instructions.

Launch the MySQLStartupItem.pkg and youвЂ™ll see the following MySQL Startup Item Installer dialog.

This page tells you that youвЂ™ve completed the installation.

Depending on the system, this could take more than a minute.

This dialog requires the system administratorвЂ™s password.

#Installing mysql on mac mac os x#

The installation requires that you have a mysql user account on the operating system, and you donвЂ™t need to do anything because one exists as part of the default Mac OS X installation.

#Installing mysql on mac software#

While you can change the installation location, the software installs by default in the /usr/local/mysql directory.

There are fewer options in this installation than the Windows installation.

The following overlay dialog contains your agreement.

This page contains the General Public License (GPL).

This page contains the instructions, you can pause to read them or continue with these instructions.

#Installing mysql on mac install#

After launching the executable, you are now on the first page of the Install MySQL 5.5.9 installation application.Launch the mysql-5.5.9-osx 10.6-x86_64.pkg file, which installs the product. The open file folder and it will look like the following.

After the download completes, open the file folder in the download directory.

It also configures your $PATH environment to enable you to start and stop the MySQL Daemon. After the step-by-step installation instructions, youвЂ™ll find the configuration steps to enable you to access the MySQL Monitor from a terminal session. ThatвЂ™s required because the database is installed with an unsecured anonymous and root account. There were a couple shell syntax tricks beyond the instructions and then you need to configure database. I downloaded the Mac OS X, Version 10.6 (x86, 64-bit) version for this installation. You can refer to this XCode installation and configuration post for those steps.

Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.*) need to install XCode and Command Line Tools before installing MySQL.