Our popular MySQL Installer for OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion has been upgraded to support OS X 10.9 Mavericks. The installer script is a part of our Mac-Scripts Github repository. More information about the scripts can be found at code.macminivault.com. There are other great automation scripts available on that page as well.
Native Package Installer, which uses the native macOS installer (DMG) to walk you through the installation of MySQL. For more information, see Chapter 2, Installing MySQL on macOS Using Native Packages.
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. The reason for this change is so that MySQL Cluster can provide more frequent updates. Installing MySQL on your own Mac. There are several different ways to install MySQL on Mac OS X. We have provided links to the most common installation methods for Mac OS X. Using the official.pkg installer. This is the fastest method for installing MySQL on your Mac.
We encourage users and customers to join github, request features, report bugs, fork the repo and tweak our code. Ultimately we are trying to save everyone time and frustration with these scripts.
bash <(curl -Ls http://git.io/eUx7rg)
The script performs the following tasks:
Copy and paste this into terminal to run MySQLTuner:perl <(curl -Ls https://raw.github.com/major/MySQLTuner-perl/master/mysqltuner.pl)
Update: We have an updated post that shows how to install MySQL 5.7 on macOS Sierra.
The package is located inside a disk image (.dmg
) file that you first need to mount by double-clicking its icon in the Finder. It should then mount the image and display its contents.
Before proceeding with the installation, be sure to stop all running MySQL server instances by using either the MySQL Manager Application (on macOS Server), the preference pane, or mysqladmin shutdown on the command line.
To install MySQL using the package installer:
Download the disk image (.dmg
) file (the community version is available here) that contains the MySQL package installer. Double-click the file to mount the disk image and see its contents.
Figure 2.14 MySQL Package Installer: DMG Contents
Double-click the MySQL installer package from the disk. It is named according to the version of MySQL you have downloaded. For example, for MySQL server 5.7.33 it might be named mysql-5.7.33-osx-
. 10.13-x86_64
.pkg
The initial wizard introduction screen references the MySQL server version to install. Click to begin the installation.
Figure 2.15 MySQL Package Installer Wizard: Introduction
The MySQL community edition shows a copy of the relevant GNU General Public License. Click and then to continue.
From the Installation Type page you can either click to execute the installation wizard using all defaults, click to alter which components to install (MySQL server, Preference Pane, Launchd Support -- all enabled by default).
Although the option is visible, the installation location cannot be changed.
Figure 2.16 MySQL Package Installer Wizard: Installation Type
Figure 2.17 MySQL Package Installer Wizard: Customize
Click to begin the installation process.
After a successful installation, the installer displays a window with your temporary root password. This cannot be recovered so you must save this password for the initial login to MySQL. For example:
Figure 2.18 MySQL Package Installer Wizard: Temporary Root Password
MySQL expires this temporary root password after the initial login and requires you to create a new password.
Summary is the final step and references a successful and complete MySQL Server installation. the wizard.
Figure 2.19 MySQL Package Installer Wizard: Summary
MySQL server is now installed, but it is not loaded (or started) by default. Use either launchctl from the command line, or start MySQL by clicking 'Start' using the MySQL preference pane. For additional information, see Section 2.4.3, “Installing a MySQL Launch Daemon”, and Section 2.4.4, “Installing and Using the MySQL Preference Pane”. Use the MySQL Preference Pane or launchd to configure MySQL to automatically start at bootup.
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-5.7.33-
installs MySQL into osx10.13-x86_64.dmg
/usr/local/mysql-5.7.33-osx10.13-x86_64/
. The following table shows the layout of the installation directory.
Table 2.7 MySQL Installation Layout on macOS
Directory | Contents of Directory |
---|---|
bin | mysqld server, client and utility programs |
data | Log files, databases |
docs | Helper documents, like the Release Notes and build information |
include | Include (header) files |
lib | Libraries |
man | Unix manual pages |
mysql-test | MySQL test suite |
share | Miscellaneous support files, including error messages, sample configuration files, SQL for database installation |
support-files | Scripts and sample configuration files |
/tmp/mysql.sock | Location of the MySQL Unix socket |
During the package installer process, a symbolic link from /usr/local/mysql
to the version/platform specific directory created during installation will be created automatically.