Question

I just installed MySql on a mac successfully and according to the website, I should enter the following commands in the terminal to get started:

cd /usr/local/mysql
sudo ./bin/mysqld_safe

I entered the commands and on my MySQLPrefs panel it shows that the MySql server is running but nothing else happens on my terminal. It just shows

Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /usr/local/mysql-5.5.28-osx10.6-x86/data

I know this is a dumb question but what am I supposed to do now?

Answer 1

To start MySQL command line interface:

/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -u root

I think mysql on a mac atuomatically enables root access without password. If you want to change your password, check this link: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/mysql-change-root-password/

If you want to simply write mysql on your shell prompt, then edit your .bash_profile file and add the following line at the end:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/mysql/bin/