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Open the Terminal
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Use
mysqldump
to backup your databases -
Check for MySQL processes with:
ps -ax | grep mysql
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Stop and kill any MySQL processes
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Analyze MySQL on HomeBrew:
brew remove mysql
This is a fork of original gist https://gist.github.com/nrollr/3f57fc15ded7dddddcc4e82fe137b58e, with slight changes on pointing to 5.7 version branch, instead of 8 (latest default of MySQL in Hombrew).
This procedure explains how to install MySQL using Homebrew on macOS (Sierra 10.12 and up)
$ /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
[user] | |
name = Yun Tse Wu | |
email = windsor106@gmail.com | |
username = yuntsewu | |
[init] | |
defaultBranch = main | |
[core] | |
editor = nvim | |
whitespace = fix,-indent-with-non-tab,trailing-space,cr-at-eol | |
pager = delta |