Mac OS X is based on the FreeBSD operating system, and you can normally use the MySQL network port for connecting to MySQL servers on other hosts. Installing the Connector/ODBC driver enables you to connect to MySQL databases on any platform through the ODBC interface. You should only need to install the Connector/ODBC driver when your application requires an ODBC interface. Applications that require or can use ODBC (and therefore the Connector/ODBC driver) include ColdFusion, Filemaker Pro, 4th Dimension and many other applications.
Mac OS X includes its own ODBC manager, based on the
iODBC manager. Mac OS X includes an
administration tool that provides easier administration of ODBC
drivers and configuration, updating the underlying
iODBC configuration files.
The method for installing Connector/ODBC on Mac OS X depends on
the version on Connector/ODBC you are using. For Connector/ODBC
3.51.14 and later, the package is provided as a compressed tar
archive that you must manually install. For Connector/ODBC
3.51.13 and earlier the software was provided on a compressed
disk image (.dmg) file and included an
installer.
In either case, the driver is designed to work with the iODBC driver manager included with Mac OS X.
To install Connector/ODBC 3.51.14 and later:
Download the installation file. Note that versions are available for both PowerPC and Intel platforms.
Extract the archive:
shell> tar zxf mysql-connector-odbc-
3.51.16-osx10.4-x86-32bit.tar.gzThe directory created will contain two subdirectories,
libandbin. You need to copy these to a suitable location such as/usr/local:shell> cp bin/* /usr/local/bin shell> cp lib/* /usr/local/lib
Finally, you must register the driver with iODBC using the myodbc3i tool you just installed:
shell> myodbc3i -a -d -t"MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver;Driver=/usr/local/lib/libmyodbc3.so;Setup=/usr/local/lib/libmyodbc3S.so"
You can verify the installed drivers either by using the ODBC Administrator application or the myodbc3i utility:
shell> myodbc3i -q -d
To install Connector/ODBC 3.51.13 and earlier, follow these steps:
Download the file to your computer and double-click the downloaded image file.
Within the disk image you will find an installer package (with the
.pkgextension). Double-click on this file to start the Mac OS X installer.You will be presented with the installer welcome message. Click the button to begin the installation process.
Please take the time to read the Important Information as it contains guidance on how to complete the installation process. Once you have read the notice and collected the necessary information, click .
Connector/ODBC drivers are made available under the GNU General Public License. Please read the license if you are not familiar with it before continuing installation. Click to approve the license (you will be asked to confirm that decision) and continue the installation.
Choose a location to install the Connector/ODBC drivers and the ODBC Administrator application. You must install the files onto a drive with an operating system and you may be limited in the choices available. Select the drive you want to use, and then click .
The installer will automatically select the files that need to be installed on your machine. Click to continue. The installer will copy the necessary files to your machine. A progress bar will be shown indicating the installation progress.
When installation has been completed you will get a window like the one shown below. Click to close and quit the installer.
