# Whats the latest on getting MySQL onto Leopard?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-the-latest-on-getting-mysql-onto-leopard/132307>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 19, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-the-latest-on-getting-mysql-onto-leopard/132307 "2008-03-19T01:32:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![nahabed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/b77776/32.png) [@nahabed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nahabed)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-the-latest-on-getting-mysql-onto-leopard/132307/1 "2008-03-19T01:32:09Z")

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I just moved to a Mac OS X Leopard machine and have been reading the  
posts on setting-up MySQL and frankly, its intimating given that a  
standard package doesn’t exist that works.

I am posting to see what the latest and greatest is on the subject. I  
guess I was spoiled by the one click install of InstantRails on  
Windows (though I am happier living a Windows-free life otherwise).

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![nahabed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/b77776/32.png) [@nahabed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nahabed)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-the-latest-on-getting-mysql-onto-leopard/132307/2 "2008-03-19T04:16:53Z")

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I installed the 5.0 mac package and then simply start/stop it using:

sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server stop|start

Works fine for me.

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**Author:** ![nahabed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/b77776/32.png) [@nahabed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nahabed)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-the-latest-on-getting-mysql-onto-leopard/132307/3 "2008-03-19T08:44:59Z")

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On 19 Mar 2008, at 00:29, nahabed wrote:

> I just moved to a Mac OS X Leopard machine and have been reading the  
> posts on setting-up MySQL and frankly, its intimating given that a  
> standard package doesn’t exist that works.

What’s wrong with the ones here:  
[http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#macosx-dmg](http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#macosx-dmg)  
? (I’ve not used those, only the 4.1.x ones provided, but those  
worked fine)

Fred

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**Author:** ![nahabed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/b77776/32.png) [@nahabed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nahabed)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 11:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-the-latest-on-getting-mysql-onto-leopard/132307/4 "2008-03-19T11:05:32Z")

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May I recommend MacPorts. Makes the mySQL install a breeze.