Mysql Server For Mac

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MySQL is a relational database management system. MySQL is the widely used database server in the world. This tutorial helps you to install MySQL database server on macOS Sierra 10.12 and High Sierra 10.13 and other supported versions using Homebrew.

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Jul 31, 2019 We can see that the root user can only connect to the embedded mysql server on localhost, and the localhost is the XAMPP linux server, but MySQL workbench is running on the Mac OS. So you should grant root user access permission to the MySQL server from any machine with ‘%’ as the host value.

Mysql server for mac
  • MySQL is a relational database management system. MySQL is the widely used database server in the world. This tutorial helps you to install MySQL database server on macOS Sierra 10.12 and High Sierra 10.13 and other supported versions using Homebrew.
  • The first step in setting up a MySQL database server on your Mac is to download the MySQL installer. MySQL offers a free edition called the MySQL Community Server. Click the link below to be taken to the download page for the MySQL Community Server. In the 'Select Operating System' box, select macOS.
  • The MySQL server is installed on the Mac, but it does not load by default. Start MySQL by clicking Start using the MySQL Preference Pane, which was installed during the default installation. You can configure MySQL to automatically start when you turn on your computer using the MySQL Preference Pane.
  • In this post we will learn how to How To Install MySQL on Mac OS X. The same procedure can be used for installing MySQL on Mac OS X. How to add MySQL to $PAT.

Step 1 – Prerequisites

Before starting the installation of MySQL using this tutorial you must have the following prerequisites

  • Terminal: You must have Mac Terminal access and little knowledge about working with the terminal application.
  • Homebrew: Homebrew is a popular package management tools used for installing most open source software like Node. Here is the Homebrew installation tutorial

Step 2 – Install MySQL on macOS

At this time of writing this tutorial, Homebrew has MySQL 5.7.21 version in its main repository. Start a terminal and run command to install MySQL:

Wait for the installation process finish. Now you just need to configure things so that your MySQL server is auto-started

Also, you have to set a strong password for the MySQL root account. Use the following command to set a new password. Make sure to use a strong password.

Step 3 – MySQL Configuration

MySQL server has been installed on your system. The binary files are installed under /usr/local/bin directory and all the MySQL related files are created under “/usr/local/var/mysql” directory. The main confiugration file is created at:

You can use above file to customize your MySQL server. Now, Connect to MySQL server using the command:

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Step 4 – Manage MySQL Service

There are mysql.server command available under /usr/local/bin directory, which is used to manage MySQL service. You can use mysql.server command with options status, stop, start, or restart MySQL service on your system.

All done. You have running MySQL server on your system. What next? Visit our MySQL tutorial section to create and manage databases from the command line.

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