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09.10.2008 at 04:04PM PDT, ID: 23721263
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Can't seem to install MySQL succesfully

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MySQL, 5.0.4, Apple, Macbook 2.4g, OS X 10.5.4, MySQL

So I just bought a Macbook and have been installing things in it one by one.  I tried the Entropy package installer, but it's not updated to 10.5.4 (bummer).

At one point I had MySQL installed and it was working fine.  But today it seems to have gone completely.  /var/mysql does not exist.  I have no idea where it went, I certainly didn't delete it (at least not on purpose).

So I downloaded Mac OS X 10.5 (x86_64) Package Format and ran the included .pgk files (mysql-5.0.67-osx10.5-x86_64.pg and MySQLStartupitem.pkg) and they both seemed to run fine, ending with "Installation Successful!".

I went to terminal and typed 'mysqld start' and got 'no such command' - I tried 'which mysqld' and nothing.  Then decided I'd check to see if there was even a file called mysql and it doesn't look like there is, anywhere on the machine.

What's the deal?
Answered By: andrewembassy
Expert Since: 01/11/2008
Accepted Solutions: 5
andrewembassy has been an Expert for 12 months, during which he has posted 24 comments and answered 5 questions. andrewembassy is just one of 2167 experts in the MySQL Server Zone. 1 expert collaborated on this answer, which was graded an "A" by the asker.
 
 
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