4.10.2014

MySQL first setup on Mac (Change root Password, Add PATH)

Change MySQL root password

  1. Open Terminal 
  2. type
    $ cd /usr/local/mysql/bin

    $ sudo ./mysql
  3. type your os password
  4. You would look terminal to change 'mysql>'
  5. type
    mysql> use mysql;
    mysql> update user set password=password('YOURPASSWORD') where user='root';
    mysql>flush privileges;
  6. Done

PATH add
$ export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH
terminal restart.

You can connect mysql through typing
$ sudo ./mysql -uroot -p





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