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Reinstalling Mysql on Mac via Homebrew
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reinstall.sh
brew remove mysql
brew cleanup
launchctl unload -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.mysql.mysqld.plist
rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.mysql.mysqld.plist
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/var/mysql
brew install mysql
unset TMPDIR
mysql_install_db --verbose --user=`whoami` --basedir="$(brew --prefix mysql)" --datadir=/usr/local/var/mysql --tmpdir=/tmp
mkdir -p ~/Library/LaunchAgents
cp /usr/local/Cellar/mysql/5.5.25a/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents/
launchctl load -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist
# Success! :-)
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