MySQL

[ascaoreon]

I installed MySQL about a month ago, for a website I have hosted, but it never seemed to work. I now want to uninstall it, but I don't know how to. I tried the doc at Entropy.ch on uninstalling an older version, but it didn't work. Do you know any other ways I can uninstall it???

 

[slur]

From the terminal:

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/mysql*

And to get rid of the startup item, if you installed it:

sudo rm -rf /Library/StartupItems/MySQL*

And

 

[ascaoreon]

Thanks a whole lot! I really needed the HD space.

 

[michaelsanford]

Don't forget to remove the mysql user... You can do this either in System Preferences -> Users.

If your user doesn't appear there, you can use Applications -> Utilities -> NetInfo Manager. Then selecting / -> Users -> mysql and deleting that.