I’m partial to the command line approach for the time being, but use whatever is most appropriate for your situation.īy the way, these mySQL server management methods continue to work in MacOS Sierra as well.
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This will be the easy approach for many Mac users, though you’ll have to fiddle with the pref panel as necessary, and if you go that route you’ll want to uncheck the auto-start option because it’s going to fail. If you want to restart the server, simply click to turn it off, wait a minute or so, then turn it back on again. If the server is already started, the button will change to “Stop MySQL Server”. It doesn't have a glossy user interface (UI).
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Choose the “MySQL” preference panel, then click on the “Start MySQL Server” button to start MySQL Server on Mac. For many people, their first encounter with MySQL comes as something of a shock. To do that, simply go to the Apple menu and open System Preferences. The latest MySQL package for mac is appearing to have the same problem Both of these security options are able to work independently. Of course, you can also start and stop the MySQL server from the bundled preference panel. Start, Stop, Restart MySQL from Mac OS Preference Panel Those interested can also follow a workaround posted to StackOverflow here to automatically load MySQL on boot in OS X El Capitan or Yosemite. Future versions of the MySQL installer will undoubtedly fix this for OS X but in the meantime if you get the installation error, either customize the installer and avoid the startup item, or ignore the error and start and stop mysql yourself when it’s needed. You can download the latest version of MySQL for Mac OS X here. Of course, these can be combined with starting and stopping Apache server if your intention is to setup a local web development environment. Sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/rver restart Sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/rver stop Restart MySQL Sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/rver start Stop MySQL Be sure to enter the command onto a single line, sudo obviously requires an administrator password to be entered. Hre are the three basic commands to start, stop, and restart MySQL in Mac OS X, including OS X El Capitan and OS X Yosemite. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of MySQL Workbench. MySQL Workbench alternatives are mainly Database Managers but may also be Business Intelligence Tools.
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Starting, Stopping, Restarting MySQL on Mac OS X Other interesting free Mac alternatives to MySQL Workbench are Sequel Pro, SQuirreL SQL, Valentina Studio and Beekeeper studio.