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I have installed mysql in mac os x (10.6.6). How ever I dont know how to get in to mysql prompt (newbie).
Sarbbottam-Bandyopadhyays-MacBook-Pro:bin sarbbottam$ pwd
/usr/local/mysql/bin Sarbbottam-Bandyopadhyays-MacBook-Pro:bin sarbbottam$ mysql
-bash: mysql: command not found
Sarbbottam-Bandyopadhyays-MacBook-Pro:bin sarbbottam$

Any thought???

Thanks, Sarbbottam

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If you already are in the /usr/local/mysql/bin directory, just launch:

./mysql

You should consider adding a symbolic link to /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql to the /usr/bin directory.

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Not to /usr/bin that should be Apple software only as an upgrade can delete anything in there. Use /usr/local/bin which is already on the path – Mark Feb 22 '11 at 19:24
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Or just add /usr/local/mysql/bin to the $PATH. – mipadi Feb 22 '11 at 20:23
Thanks, I am able to log in to mysql, using $ ./mysql. I will add a symbolic link to /usr/local/bin. It will be great if you can assist me in creating the symbolic link or to update the $PATH variable, Thanks. – Sarbbottam Bandyopadhyay Feb 23 '11 at 5:41
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Thanks all, I have created a symbolic link for /usr/local/mysql/bin to /usr/local/bin. However there was no bin directory in /usr/local. So, I have created one. $cd /usr/local; mkdir bin; ln -s /usr/local/mysql/bin mysql. Thanks everyone. – Sarbbottam Bandyopadhyay Feb 23 '11 at 8:22
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An alternative for newbies (and webdevelopers) is MAMP and phpMyAdmin (that comes bundled with MAMP). Maybe worth a thought.

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Thanks, but I would like to stick to Mac default provided. Apache HTTP server, PHP is configured in my MacBook Pro. The only missing link was MySql. I am able to figure it out, with expert guidance. :) More question will follow soon ... – Sarbbottam Bandyopadhyay Feb 23 '11 at 5:55

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