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5 Step Guide To Installing MySQL Server on OS X

A quick how-to guide on installing MySQL Server on Apple OS X 10.5.5:

  1. Download the correct disk image for your flavor of OS X.
  2. Open the image and notice two packages, click the one “mysql-5.0.xx-osx-10.5-x86.pkg
  3. Follow the installation wizard (choose the installation location, click next, etc).
  4. In the disk image you’ll see a file MySQL.prefPane — double click this file, it will install to your system preferences.
  5. Now in system preferences you’ll see an icon/name pair “MySQL” — click this once to open the configuration settings. Click ‘Start Server’, this will boot up the server*.

** Lastly, if you wish the server to start each time you reboot click the checkbox “Automatically start MySQL at Startup.” Lastly, if you wish the server to start each time you reboot click the checkbox “Automatically start MySQL at Startup.”

Thats it, you are ready to roll. Use your favorite MySQL management GUI to connect to the local database or simple use the ‘mysql’ command from a terminal window. Don’t forget to initially set your root password.

MySQL Preferences

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