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Dependencies: CMake
Version: 5.6.13
MySQL is an open-source relational database management server (RDBMS).
Get the Code
Switch to /usr/local/src and download the source package.
cd /usr/local/src
curl --remote-name http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/mysql/Downloads/MySQL-5.6/mysql-VERSION.tar.gz
Extract the archive and move into the folder.
tar -xzvf mysql-VERSION.tar.gz
cd mysql-VERSION
Compile and Install
Configure, compile and install into /usr/local/mysql-VERSION.
cmake \
-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local/mysql-VERSION \
-DDEFAULT_CHARSET=utf8 \
-DDEFAULT_COLLATION=utf8_general_ci \
.
make
make install
Create a symbolic link that points /usr/local/mysql to /usr/local/mysql-VERSION.
ln -s mysql-VERSION /usr/local/mysql
Shell
Execute the following lines to update your Bash startup script.
echo 'export PATH=/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bash_profile
echo 'export MANPATH=/usr/local/mysql/man:$MANPATH' >> ~/.bash_profile
Load the new shell configurations.
source ~/.bash_profile
Databases
Create a folder that will contain your databases. My databases are located in /usr/local/var/mysql. You can place your databases wherever you'd like but make sure you update the path when mentioned throughout this article.
mkdir -p /usr/local/var/mysql
Set the permissions on the folder.
sudo chown -R mysql /usr/local/var/mysql
Post-Installation
If you are copying the data from a former MySQL installation, you can skip these steps.
Initialize your Database
Initialize your database before launching the server.
sudo /usr/local/mysql/scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql --basedir=/usr/local/mysql --datadir=/usr/local/var/mysql
Secure the Server
The server needs to be running to perform this step which will set a root password and generally secure the server.
sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_secure_installation
Manual Start/Stop
To start the MySQL server.
sudo -b /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql --datadir=/usr/local/var/mysql --log-error=/usr/local/var/log/mysql.log
To shut down the MySQL server.
sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin --password shutdown
Automatically Start the Server at Boot
Create a configuration file for Launchd.
sudo nano /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.mysql.mysqld.plist
Copy and paste the following text into the aforementioned file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>com.mysql.mysqld</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe</string>
<string>--user=mysql</string>
<string>--datadir=/usr/local/var/mysql</string>
<string>--log-error=/usr/local/var/log/mysql.log</string>
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
<key>KeepAlive</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</plist>
Register with Launchd and start the server.
sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.mysql.mysqld.plist
Deregister with Launchd.
sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.mysql.mysqld.plist
Verify the Installation
Log into the database using the MySQL client.
mysql --user=root --password