Macports mysql5 setup under Snow Leopard

Question

I\'ve managed to get my install all screwed up as I\'m a newbie and messing up is what I\'m good at.

1) Can anyone reference a credible set of setup instructions for

Answer 1

I've just run into the same issue myself. To get my MySQL working, I simply had to do

sudo chmod -Rf 777 /opt/local/var/db/mysql5

The attempt to do sudo -u _mysql mysql_db5 failed, but I could then do

mysqladmin -u root  password the_new_password

without any problem.

If you don't want MySQL to start automatically when you turn the machine on, simply do this:

sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql5.plist

Then to start/stop MySQL:

start:

sudo /opt/local/etc/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql5/mysql5.wrapper start

stop:

sudo /opt/local/etc/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql5/mysql5.wrapper stop

Hope this helps.