MySQL pid ended (cannot start mysql)

Question

I have a clean install of MySQL (mysql-5.5.24-osx10.6-x86_64). I am on Lion (OS 10.7.4) with a Mac Pro Quad Core. I installed MySQL the GUI installer and also installed the

Answer 1

My answer is very similar to others, but slightly different and this applies mostly to a bitnami mamp stack. The fix for me was:

sudo chown -R mysql mysql/

The mysql/ directory is the one located in Applications//

The above sets the mysql to be the owner of the mysql directory recursively into the other directories.