I downloaded the mysql dmg file and went through the wizard to run. Done. I have also started mysql server under system preferences.
The purpose of me doing this is to w
try with either of the 2 below commands
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -uroot -- OR -- /usr/local/Cellar/mysql//bin/mysql -uroot
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -uroot
/usr/local/Cellar/mysql//bin/mysql -uroot