Change port # for mysql on mac

Question

I just installed mysql on a mac running 10.6. The mysql version is 5.1.56. I need to have mysql run on port 3307. This article says we can change the port by modifying this file

Answer 1

By default, the install doesn't create a my.cnf file on Snow Leopard. You can create one yourself under /etc or you can copy one from /usr/local/mysql/support-files/

Then run : sudo cp my-huge.cnf /etc/my.cnf

Check out the explanation here