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

I installed docker and was having problems with my company wanting to use port 3306 (which is what I was using privately).

Similar problem to you. So this is what I did to fix it.

sudo vi /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.oss.mysql.mysqld.plist

Then you get a long list of script tags and

Insert --port=3307 into the array. Make sure you put it under the other strings and within the array.

I changed my port to 3307 instead of 3306 and now docker is working.