The MySQL Installation Package includes a startup item that can be used to automatically start and stop MySQL.
To install the MySQL Startup Item:
Download and open the MySQL package installer, which is provided on a disk image (
.dmg) that includes the main MySQL installation package, theMySQLStartupItem.pkginstallation package, and theMySQL.prefPane. Double-click the disk image to open it.Double-click the
MySQLStartItem.pkgfile to start the installation process.You will be presented with the Install MySQL Startup Item dialog.
Click to continue the installation process.
A copy of the installation instructions and other important information relevant to this installation are displayed. Click .
Select the drive you want to use to install the MySQL Startup Item. The drive must have a valid, bootable, Mac OS X operating system installed. Click .
You will be asked to confirm the details of the installation. To change the drive on which the startup item is installed, click either or . To install the startup item, click .
Once the installation has been completed successfully, you will be shown an Install Succeeded message.
The Startup Item for MySQL is installed into
/Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM. The Startup
Item installation adds a variable
MYSQLCOM=-YES- to the system configuration file
/etc/hostconfig. If you want to disable the
automatic startup of MySQL, change this variable to
MYSQLCOM=-NO-.
After the installation, you can start and stop MySQL by running the following commands in a terminal window. You must have administrator privileges to perform these tasks, and you may be prompted for your password.
If you have installed the Startup Item, use this command to start the server:
shell> sudo /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM start
If you have installed the Startup Item, use this command to stop the server:
shell> sudo /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM stop