Getting MySQL working on OSX 10.7 Lion

Question

I\'m currently trying to get MySQL working on OSX 10.7 Lion. I tried the brew way:

brew install mysql
-> cmake        -> no problems
-> make                 


        

Answer 1

I had MySQL installed already, but after upgrading to Lion it would no longer start.

I tried installing the latest official version and it still wouldn't start.

Finally, this fixed it:

$ sudo mkdir /var/log/mysql
$ sudo chown mysql:mysql /var/log/mysql