Installed mysql#5.6 using brew mysql.server not a command - mysql

Question

I installed mysql#5.6 using brew. Below are the comands I ran
brew install mysql#5.6
sudo chmod -R 777 /usr/local/var/mysql
sudo ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/mysql\#5.6/5.6.41/bin/mysql /usr/local/bin/mysql
sudo cp /usr/local/Cellar/mysql\#5.6/5.6.41/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist /Library/LaunchAgents/
sudo chown root /Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist
sudo chmod 600 /Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist
sudo chmod +x /Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist
launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist
mysql.server start
sh: mysql.server: command not found
this is the output I am getting.
mysql --version is giving output
mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.6.41, for osx10.13 (x86_64) using EditLine
wrapper
If I start service via brew its starting
brew services start mysql#5.6
But when I run mysql -uroot I am getting
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
'/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)

Answer 1

I think you need to start the service as well:
brew services start mysql#5.6
You can then check so the mysql service is running using:
brew services list
Now try to create symlinks for the mysql package:
brew link --force mysql#5.6
You might need to add the location to mysql to your path, to find the location of the package:
brew list mysql#5.6
Then add the location to the bin folder to the end of your ~/.profile or ~/.bash_profile file. For instance:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/Cellar/mysql#5.6/5.6.41/bin
Then reload the file:
source ~/.bash_profile
Now you should be able to use the mysql and connect to the local running server.

Answer 2

$ vi ~/.bash_profile
write
PATH=${PATH}:/usr/local/mysql/bin
PATH=${PATH}:/usr/local/mysql/support-files
in it.
save it.
$ source ~/.bash_profile
and then try mysql.server start