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MySQL 5 macports setup (See related posts)

You have to symlink mysql to the location on osx

first find out where mysql has put the socket:
mysql_config5 --socket

Next symlink /tmp/mysql.sock to the right location of the socket
sudo ln -s path-of-mysql.sock-from-above /tmp/mysql.sock


Start MySQL
sudo /opt/local/share/mysql5/mysql/mysql.server start

or
/opt/local/bin/mysqld_safe5


Stop MySQL
sudo /opt/local/share/mysql5/mysql/mysql.server stop
to mysql setup start stop mysql5 socket by minofare on Wed Jan 16 00:13:01 +0000 2008

Comments on this post

Araxia posts on Jan 16, 2008 at 21:25
Better to just use /opt/local/bin/mysqld_safe5. c.f. Installing MySQL
minofare posts on Jan 17, 2008 at 16:11
Thanks for the tip. Updated.

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