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

When installing php5 via macports the package doesn't come automatically with mysql extension, so it cannot connect to mysql via php (but you probably can through command line).

Let's check first if your mysql is running properly:

mysqladmin5 -uroot -pYOURROOTPASSWORD ping

If it's alive, you can verify all the variables by:

mysqladmin5 -uroot -pYOURROOTPASSWORD variables

You should see your "socket" location is defined as

/opt/local/var/run/mysql5/mysqld.sock

Using macports install missing components in 2 minutes... here's how:

sudo port install php5-mysql

To use mysqlnd with a local MySQL server, edit /opt/local/etc/php5/php.ini and set mysql.default_socket, mysqli.default_socket and pdo_mysql.default_socket to /opt/local/var/run/mysql5/mysqld.sock

Then to restart your Apache type:

sudo /opt/local/apache2/bin/apachectl -k restart

Now everything should be up and running properly. Hope that helps.

Answer 2

I've just installed mysql5 myself, and since this is always a pain I've noted the process that I followed. This was done on Leopard, but I imagine the process is the same on Snow Leopard and Lion. It doesn't answer all the original questions, but at least it's something of a guide.

Installing Mysql

First, install mysql5 server with:

sudo port install mysql5-server

Just installing mysql5 doesn't install the server.

Pay attention to the console output, it includes instructions for setting up macports. You might want to copy and paste it to a text file. The following is based on it.

Instead of mysql5-server, you could use a port such as mysql55-server, mysql56-server, mariadb-server or percona-server to get a more recent version of mysql, or a fork. If you do, pay attention to the console output, as the following instructions are based on mysql5-server and will need to be adjusted to use the correct executables and paths.

If this is a new install, set up the database:

sudo -u _mysql mysql_install_db5

That outputs some generic instructions, which I don't think are entirely appropriate for macports. In my opinion the best way to load mysql5 as a daemon is to use macport's method:

sudo port load mysql5-server

As well as starting mysql5, this permanently loads it - it will run on boot up. To stop this later:

sudo port unload mysql5-server

If you don't want to run it as a daemon, you can run it at the command line:

sudo /opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin/mysqld_safe

Check that it's running by logging in at the command line:

mysql5 -u root -p

By default, the password is empty, so just press enter when prompted. To set a root password:

/opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'correct horse battery staple'

Instructions for setting up both macports php and the native php installation follow.

Setup Macports PHP

Assuming you've already got macports php installed and running. You need to install php5-mysql (or something like php54-mysql depending on which version of php you're using):

sudo port install php5-mysql

This installs the mysql, mysqli and pdo drivers.

Now look in your /opt/local/etc/php5 directory, if you don't already have a php.ini configuration file copy either php.ini-development or php.ini-production to php.ini. Now edit php.ini and search for the appropriate lines to add:

pdo_mysql.default_socket=/opt/local/var/run/mysql5/mysqld.sock

and:

mysql.default_socket = /opt/local/var/run/mysql5/mysqld.sock

and:

mysqli.default_socket = /opt/local/var/run/mysql5/mysqld.sock

If you don't want to configure these, you can set them explicitly in your php script when you connect.

If you're having trouble connecting you might want to look at the other nearby settings, and compare with php.ini-development and php.ini-production to see what's been changed.

Then use the script below, or something similar to test that you can connect with php.

Setup System PHP

OS X's php comes with mysql and mysqli support built in (but not pdo), so all you need to do is set the macport unix socket. The default location is /opt/local/var/run/mysql5/mysqld.sock. Find the correct place in /etc/php.ini (if you don't have it already, copy it from /etc/php.ini.default) to add:

mysql.default_socket = /opt/local/var/run/mysql5/mysqld.sock

and:

mysqli.default_socket = /opt/local/var/run/mysql5/mysqld.sock

If you don't want to configure these, you can set them explicitly in your php script when you connect.

Test Script

Here's a php script to check that it can connect. Obviously, you won't normally use the root account in your php scripts so you might want to first create another mysql account for testing the connection. The PDO connection won't work for native php since that doesn't have PDO drivers.

<?php

$username = 'root';
$password = 'correct horse battery staple';

/* Try mysql: */

$connection = mysql_connect('localhost', $username, $password);
if ($connection === FALSE) {
    echo "Error connecting using mysql.\n\n";
    echo "Error ".mysql_errno().": ".mysql_error()."\n\n";

}
else {
    echo "Connected using mysql.\n\n";
    mysql_close($connection);
}

/* Try mysqli: */

$connection = mysqli_connect('localhost', $username, $password);
if ($connection->connect_error) {
    echo "Error connecting using mysqli:\n\n";
    echo "Error ".$connection->connect_errno.": ".$connection->connect_error."\n\n";
}
else {
    echo "Connected using mysqli.\n\n";
    $connection->close();
}

/* Try pdo:
 * Won't work for the version of php supplied with OS X. */

try {
    $pdo = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost', $username, $password);
    echo "Connected using PDO.\n\n";
    $pdo = null;
}
catch(PDOException $e) {
    echo "Error connecting using PDO:\n\n";
    echo "Error ".$e->getCode().": ".$e->getMessage()."\n\n";
}

Answer 3

1)Hivelogic has a great walkthrough on compiling mysql for Snow Leopard from the source. It is not actually that difficult, and if you do it yourself you will know where it is.

2) You should be able to just run sudo port uninstall mysql5. It may yell at you about dependencies. If so you will have to uninstall those first. Uninstalling MySQL should remove all config settings including passwords.

3) Where does mysqld.sock need to reside and what file settings do I need to apply to get it playing nice with php5 and apache2 ? The location of mysqld.sock is less important than the path to it. You set the path to mysqld.sock in your php.ini file. If you have a php.ini file in /opt/local/bin, then you installed the macports version of php. You can use that one, or you can use the default Apple version. Either way, you need to configure the php.ini file in order to tell your php installation where to go to use it. There should be a line in your php.ini file that says

mysql.default_socket = <whatever>

If it is not there, you can add it. You should set this line equal to the location of your mysqld.sock. Mine looks like this:

mysql.default_socket = /Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock

Your Apache configuration

4) I've run > sudo -u mysql mysql_install_db5. If I run it again will it mess me up? I ran mysqladmin -u root password 'mypw' and got an error saying the mysql could not connect through the socket. So does this mean my password is now set? Is there a way I can tell? If you could not connect to the socket, then your password was not set.

5) The syntax of the password statement changes from blog to blog. Is my password 'mypw' or mypw (without the quotes)? (My password is not actually mypw) You don't need the quotes around the password in the command line.

Answer 4

Check /tmp for the MacPorts mysql socket.

If you're using 5 different sites' tips on how to run mysql and you're surprised you've gotten lost … well, I'll just leave it at try to follow just one site at a time and back out all changes before going to the next.

I think the only problem you're having with MacPorts mysql (what problem are you having??) is that it's got a socket where you don't expect it and it's using a default configuration. This should have been explained after the install was completed by MacPorts. Please see ${prefix}/share/doc/mysql5/ for ideas and/or contact the developer list.

Also consider contacting the maintainer of the port; they likely know the most about it since they manage it.

Answer 5

the php.ini being used on the command line may be different than the one being used by apache You can check this with phpinfo.php

<?php
    phpinfo();
?

by doing a

php phpinfo.php | grep php.ini

if it shows

Configuration File (php.ini) Path => /opt/local/etc/php5

and the test script of Daniel James answer (saved as testconnect.php) also fails

then you might want to fix by creating a symbolic link:

/opt/local/etc/php5>sudo ln -s /etc/php.ini php.ini

after that the testconnect should work

php testconnect.php 
Connected using mysql.
Connected using mysqli.
Connected using PDO.

Answer 6

I figured out the problem. Despite the fact that Apache was not running, for some reason Apache was blocking MySQL from running (and thus from creating the socket). (Yea, weird right?) Before I ran the install, I issued the command to stop apache, then the install went swimmingly. Even now, before I start MySQL, I first have to tell Apache (which is not running) to stop.

And just for the record, I know it's not running because I get "httpd (no pid file) not running" I'm not having it run automatically on start up or any bone-head crap like that.

I'll try to write up a walk-through so that no one else has to go through this BS.