Category: Mac

  • Install MySQL on Mac with Homebrew

    Uninstall first if needed

    brew remove mysql
    brew cleanup
    launchctl unload -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist
    rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist
    sudo rm -rf /usr/local/var/mysql

    Install

    
    brew install mysql
    mysqld --initialize --explicit_defaults_for_timestamp
    mysql.server start # no sudo!

    Another good guide here

    Useful commands

    brew services start mysql
    brew services stop mysql
    brew services restart mysql