Installing MySQL Workbench on Mac OS X. MySQL Workbench is available for Mac OS X and is distributed as a DMG file. The file is named mysql-workbench-oss-version-osx10.5-i686.dmg, where versionis the MySQL Workbench version. To install MySQL Workbench on. MySQL Community Edition is a freely downloadable version of the world's most popular open source database that is supported by an active community of open source developers and enthusiasts. MySQL Cluster Community Edition is available as a separate download.
In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to install MySQL community server on Mac and setting up the MySQL in Terminal app.Mac OS doesn’t come along with the pre-configured version of MySQL, but this step by step guide will make the task easy for you. By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to set up the MySQL server on your Mac system for local development purposes.
- Download the disk image (.dmg) file (the community version is available here) that contains the.
- When installing using the package installer, the files are installed into a directory within /usr/local matching the name of the installation version and platform. For example, the installer file mysql-5.6.51- osx10.8-x8664.dmg installs MySQL into /usr/local/mysql-5.6.51-osx10.8-x8664/.
Download MySQL Server
Before we start installing MySQL server on mac, we first download the latest version of MySQL from its official site.
Visit https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql and choose the MySQL version that you want to download.
On this page, you will see list of operating systems under the “Select Operating System” dropdown choose the macOS from the list. Then, click on the download button for the MySQL .dmg file. You can download the other MySQL instances as per your operating system requirement.
Install MySQL on Mac
You have to click on the MySQL file to install the MySQL on Mac system. You might get the warning “macOS cannot verify that this app is free from malware”.
To get rid from this issue got to System Preferences > Security & Privacy and click on the “Open Anyway” button. This will allow you to install the MySQL version in your system.
Once the MySQL installation is completed, go to System Preferences and click on the MySQL icon that you can see on the bottom left position.
Here you can see the MySQL is already running and other configurations of MySQL. You can even stop the server by clicking on “stop MySQL server”. Well this is not the only way to start the server, we can even manually start the MySQL server via command line.
Configure MySQL in Mac for Terminal App
To start the MySQL via terminal app, you need to use the following command.
But this command will display the following error on your terminal screen.
“command not found: mysql.server”
To fix this issue, we have to define the MySQL path in the paths file. The easiest way to open the file is to type the following command in the terminal and provide the password.
Include one per line given below paths in the /etc/paths file.
Next, type the command to start the MySQL server.
Here is the output we get when MySQL is started correctly.
We used `sudo`
with mysql.server start otherwise it will throw permission errors.
Important MySQL Commands
Here are the important commands that are often used while working with MySQL.
Run the following command to stop mysql server:
Type the below command to restart the MySQL server that is already running:
To verify the current status of MySQL server:
Access Root via Mac Terminal & Create Database
Now, we have reached to essential step of our tutorial. We are all set with the server configurations, now we have to access the MySQL root. When you run the following command it will ask for the password. So you have to type the password that you defined when installing the MySQL initially.
Now we will use the mysql query to create a new database.
You can verify the newly created MySQL database.
Use the newly created “positrondb” db by using the below command.
Install Mysql Client On Mac
Create a table in the MySQL database =>‘positrondb’.
Verify the table in the database.
Summary
We have completed the MySQL tutorial, and In this tutorial, we learned how to install MySQL community server on Mac OS, How to access root user in the MySQL server, Create Database and Table.
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How to Install MySQL on MacOS
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To install MySQL on macOS, follow these steps:
Step 1: Run Homebrew command
Run this command in your terminal to install MySQL.
Step 2: Run MySQL Server
We need to run the MySQL Server in order to connect to it and perform database operations. To run it in your Mac use this command.
This command will run the MySQL server in the background. If you want to stop the server you can run the following command.
Step 3: Configure MySQL installation
Configure the MySQL server right after the installation. Run this command to perform the setup.
This will open up a prompt in the terminal.
$ Securing the MySQL server deployment.
Connecting to MySQL using a blank password.
VALIDATE PASSWORD COMPONENT can be used to test passwords
and improve security. It checks the strength of password
and allows the users to set only those passwords which are
secure enough. Would you like to setup VALIDATE PASSWORD component?
Press y|Y for Yes, any other key for No: y
There are three levels of password validation policy:
LOW Length >= 8
MEDIUM Length >= 8, numeric, mixed case, and special characters
STRONG Length >= 8, numeric, mixed case, special characters and dictionary file
Please enter 0 = LOW, 1 = MEDIUM and 2 = STRONG: 2
Please set the password for root here.
New password:
Re-enter new password:
Estimated strength of the password: 50
Do you wish to continue with the password provided?(Press y|Y for Yes, any other key for No) : y
By default, a MySQL installation has an anonymous user,
allowing anyone to log into MySQL without having to have
a user account created for them. This is intended only for
testing, and to make the installation go a bit smoother.
You should remove them before moving into a production
environment.
Remove anonymous users? (Press y|Y for Yes, any other key for No) : y
Success.
Normally, root should only be allowed to connect from
'localhost'. This ensures that someone cannot guess at
the root password from the network.
Disallow root login remotely? (Press y|Y for Yes, any other key for No) : y
Success.
By default, MySQL comes with a database named 'test' that
anyone can access. This is also intended only for testing,
and should be removed before moving into a production
environment.
Remove test database and access to it? (Press y|Y for Yes, any other key for No) : y
- Dropping test database...
Success.
- Removing privileges on test database...
Success.
Reloading the privilege tables will ensure that all changes
made so far will take effect immediately.
Reload privilege tables now? (Press y|Y for Yes, any other key for No) : y
Success.
All done!
Install Mysql Mac Terminal
That’s it. Now you have a MySQL server running in your macOS.