start MySQL server from command line on Mac OS Lion

Question

I installed mySQL for my Mac. Beside starting the SQL server with mySQL.prefPane tool installed in System Preference, I want to know the instruction to start from command-li

Answer 1

MySql server startup error 'The server quit without updating PID file '

if you have installed mysql from homebrew

close mysql server from preferences of mac

ps ax | grep mysql

#kill all the mysql process running
sudo kill -9 pid

which mysql
/usr/local/bin/mysql
Admins-MacBook-Pro:bin username$ sudo mysql.server start

Starting MySQL
. SUCCESS! 

Admins-MacBook-Pro:bin username$ which mysql

/usr/local/bin/mysql

Admins-MacBook-Pro:bin username$ ps ax | grep mysql

54916 s005  S      0:00.02 /bin/sh 
/usr/local/Cellar/mysql@5.7/5.7.27_1/bin/mysqld_safe --datadir=/usr/local/var/mysql --pid-file=/usr/local/var/mysql/Admins-MacBook-Pro.local.pid
55012 s005  S      0:00.40 /usr/local/Cellar/mysql@5.7/5.7.27_1/bin/mysqld --basedir=/usr/local/Cellar/mysql@5.7/5.7.27_1 --datadir=/usr/local/var/mysql --plugin-dir=/usr/local/Cellar/mysql@5.7/5.7.27_1/lib/plugin --user=mysql --log-error=Admins-MacBook-Pro.local.err --pid-file=/usr/local/var/mysql/Admins-MacBook-Pro.local.pid
55081 s005  S+     0:00.00 grep mysql