Instructions for installing on Mac OS X

1. Download MySQL Community Server of MySQL Community Edition, version 5.6 or later, and follow the installation instructions including the postinstallation setup and testing.
2. MySQL gets installed to /usr/local/mysql-VERSION and also installs a symbolic link, /usr/local/mysql, that points to the new location.  By default, MySQL is set up with only a root account with no password.
3. Ensure the MySQL bin folder has been added to your PATH environment variable:
   • In TextEdit, navigate to your home folder (~ or /Users/<yourname>).
   • From the File menu, choose Open.
   • Press Cmd + Shift + . so that hidden files are shown, and select the .profile file.

   • Add the following line:

     export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/mysql/bin

   • You can also edit the .bash_profile file as done above using VI and add a line that appends /usr/local/mysql/bin to the PATH environment variable.
   • If you have a Terminal window open, be sure to close it and open a new one so that the PATH change takes effect.

   • Go into the mysql command line program as the root user by executing the following command in a Terminal window:

     mysql -u root mysql

4. Download the attached