
- #Reinstall mysql for mac mac os x#
- #Reinstall mysql for mac install#
- #Reinstall mysql for mac software#
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, there’s a lot of cleanup to be able to return to this point and start or stop the server as required.

Don’t click in the automatic start button unless you’re sure.Enter the valid password and click the OK button to proceed. Like Step #8 and #14, this dialog requires the system administrator’s password.Launch the MySQL.prefPane and you’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 administrator’s password.It should also start for you every time you boot the machine. I’d recommend you leave it as the default because it requires the System Administrator’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 you’ll see the following MySQL Startup Item Installer dialog. This page tells you that you’ve completed the installation.Depending on the system, this could take more than a minute.

This dialog requires the system administrator’s password.
#Reinstall mysql for mac mac os x#
The installation requires that you have a mysql user account on the operating system, and you don’t need to do anything because one exists as part of the default Mac OS X installation.
#Reinstall mysql for mac software#
While you can change the installation location, the software installs by default in the /usr/local/mysql directory.
#Reinstall mysql for mac install#

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.
