I have just installed XAMPP and I went to the command line and typed 'mysql' and I got the following error:
"command not found"
When I specify where mysql is located
"/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/mysql -u root"
it works fine so I'm just wondering how I could create a link so that I don't have to type the full path name each time?
Thanks
You'll want to put it in /usr/bin if you want to be able to type just mysql
ln -s /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/mysql /usr/bin/mysql
ln -s [actual mysql directory] [symlink directory]
i.e.: ln -s /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/mysql /home/user/me/mysql
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I have installed MySQL with .dmg installation file according to the official page. But it returns command not found: mysql when I execute mysql command.
How to fix this issue?
The documentation for MySQL says:
When installing using the package installer, the files are installed into a directory within /usr/local matching the name of the installation version and platform. For example, the installer file mysql-5.7.29-osx10.13-x86_64.dmg installs MySQL into /usr/local/mysql-5.7.29-osx10.13-x86_64/.
Once you verify that there is a bin folder in this directory, you have to make sure that the terminal looks for the MySQL command there. This can be done by executing the following command:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/<my-path>/bin
Adding the following line to .bash_profile worked for me:
export PATH=${PATH}:/usr/local/mysql/bin/
Then either restart the terminal or to apply the changes to an existing session, run:
source ~/.bash_profile
If you had installed mysql#5.7 using brew:
paste/type below command in terminal:
echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/opt/mysql#5.7/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc
then paste/type:
mysql -u root
boom!!!!
reason: brew files are installed in usr/local/opt
Try this if you have not upgraded your OS and wants to access mysql
instead of -> mysql -u root -p
use -> /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -u root -p
I am runnin OSX 10.9.5 and while trying to reset my MySQL root pasword I typed this:
sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables
After being asked for the admin password, I got this error :
sudo: mysqld_safe: command not found
I wrote this in
cd /usr/local/mysql
Also, I have a problem with the sudo command, event though I am logged on the admin account my account, It gives me often permission denied, like using this command for basically the same problem ( reseting my root password )
sudo kill cat /usr/local/mysql/data/rodongi.pid
I then got
cat: /usr/local/mysql/data/rodongi.pid: Permission denied
Password:
After entering the password …
usage: kill [-s signal_name] pid ...
kill -l [exit_status]
kill -signal_name pid ...
kill -signal_number pid ...
I have no idea why
1) I dont have the permission even though I used the sudo command( and another time sudo!! )
2) Why msql-bash doesn't not recognise the mysql and mysqld command ( I also tried in terminal-bash;does not work either)
First problem
You're trying to execute the command mysqld_safe, so that command should be on the PATH where the terminal looks for commands. (You can view these locations by running echo $PATH. The different locations are separated with a colon).
Since you're trying to run a file that is in the local directory you should type ./mysqld_safe to tell the shell that you're giving a path to file, otherwise it'll search for it in the PATH. (You can run the file from anywhere by specifying the full path).
Another solution is to make a symbolic link in /usr/local/bin/ that points to /usr/local/mysql/mysqld_safe` (which is the path to the command if I understood you correctly). That way you can run the command from anywhere because it's in the path the shell is looking for.
Second Problem
The cat command surrounded by backticks is executed by the shell before running the sudo command (If the file was readable for everyone the shell will execute something like: sudo kill 12345).
To run the cat as root you should run this command:
sudo bash -c 'kill `cat /usr/local/mysql/data/rodongi.pid`'
That way, you run bash as root, which in turn runs the kill command, and thus reads the rodongi.pid file as root.
I have to export a database from the command line. I tried using this command:
mysqldump -u root -p db_name > backup.sql
But it returns this error:
-bash: mysqldump: command not found
After this, I also tried with
sudo mysqldump
but the error is the same.
I'm at the beginning and I'm not very good at it at the moment. If I have to work on directory, please be clear because I'm not confident with the terminal.
If you have the latest mysql installation in El Capitan, the mysqldump executable should be in the /usr/local/mysql/bin directory.
In order to use it, you can either run /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqldump directly, create a symlink, or add the whole bin directory to your path, so you can use any of the executable files without typing the full path.
As suggested below, you can easily make a symlink in your /usr/bin directory, which should already be in your path, by running this command: ln -s /usr/bin/mysqldump /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqldump
That command should create a link called mysqldump in your /usr/bin directory, which will redirect to the full path of the mysqldump program.
If you would rather add the entire mysql library of tools, all at once, you can follow this guide: https://coolestguidesontheplanet.com/add-shell-path-osx/ and learn how to add new directories to your path.
If you not installed MySql.
Ubuntu
sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install mysql-client
Add a semi-colon to the end of your command, it could make all the difference. I was getting the same error and that fixed it for me.
I'd also suggest declaring everything explicitly in the command you're running. The following worked for me:
1) Find the direct path to your mysqldump file. Check usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqldump if installed using MySQL Server DMG, or if you're using homebrew check in usr/local/Cellar/mysql... (even just do a spotlight search for it).
2) Create a folder to dump the backup to. I made mine ~/dumps.
3) Tie it all together, ensuring you have a semi-colon at the end!
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqldump -u root -p db_name > ~/dumps/db_name.sql ;
I am trying to install MySQL 5.6.17 on Ubuntu Linux and I am having difficulties doing so. I opened the MySQL Reference and opened "Installing MySQL on Unix/Linux Using Generic Binaries". I followed the following step:
shell> groupadd mysql
shell> useradd -r -g mysql mysql
shell> cd /usr/local
shell> tar zxvf /path/to/mysql-VERSION-OS.tar.gz
shell> ln -s full-path-to-mysql-VERSION-OS mysql
shell> cd mysql
shell> chown -R mysql .
shell> chgrp -R mysql .
shell> scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql
shell> chown -R root .
shell> chown -R mysql data
shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &
//Next command is optional
shell> cp support-files/mysql.server /etc/init.d/mysql.server
After that when I try to start MySQL using /etc/init.d/mysql.server start I get the following error:
Couldn't find MySQL server (/usr/bin/mysqld_safe)
I looked in /usr/bin and I found mysqld_safe. Any suggestions on how to fix that problem. Please reply with a detailed solution.
Thank You
It seems you have installed Mysql in "/usr/local" and init script is looking for binaries in "/usr"
Change the "basedir" in /etc/init.d/mysql.server to :
basedir=/usr/local
The fact that you found /usr/bin/mysqld_safe suggests that MySQL in some shape or form was preinstalled on your OS. This can cause some confusion, in particular due to location of config files.
So for instance, on some versions of Ubuntu, the packages mysql-common is pre-installed, which means you might have an /etc/mysql/my.conf file with some defaults in it. When you install from the tar file to /usr/local, follow the INSTALL-BINARIES (or equivalent) instructions, and try to start /etc/init.d/mysql.server start you might get errors as the one you report ("Couldn't find MySQL server (/usr/bin/mysqld_safe)"), because the default configuration in /etc/init.d/mysql.server and any /etc/my.cnf that you created (optional step during install) is getting over-ridden by a setting in the OS installed /etc/mysql/my.conf. Note that this might happen even if you change the values in /etc/init.d/mysql.server and/or /etc/my.cnf.
One way out is to merge /etc/my.cnf and /etc/mysql/my.cnf into a single file at one of these locations, with the correct defaults that you wish to use.
I am installing mysql using homebrew for Mac OS X. Once the installation completes these options are given in the terminal:
To connect:
mysql -uroot
To have launchd start mysql at login:
ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/mysql/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents
Then to load mysql now:
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist
Or, if you don't want/need launchctl, you can just run:
mysql.server start
So what I would like to do is have mysql started at login but when I enter the command I get permission denied like so:
$ ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/mysql/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents
ln: /Users/xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist: Permission denied
Any suggestions as to why this may be occuring?
Did you try sudo?
$ sudo ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/mysql/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents
^^^^
I have similar issue while trying to run ln -s /Applications/ngrok ngrok. It returns permission denied. That means you need to allow Administrator to delegate a user to perform the operation. By prepending sudo will give that privilege and the system will prompt you for administrator password. sudo ln -s /Applications/ngrok ngrok
For more information on sudo.
This happened to me on a web server where I have limited access (no sudo), so what worked for me was putting the symbolic link under /home//bin instead. I was able to install custom apps that I needed and setup them to work globally in this way. Hope this might help someone.