How do I install command line MySQL client on mac?

Question

I want to install the MySQL client for the command line, not a GUI. I have searched over the web but only found instructions on installing the MySQL server.

Answer 1

If you have already installed MySQL from the disk image (dmg) from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/), open a terminal, run:

echo 'export PATH=/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bash_profile

then, reload .bash_profile by running following command:

 . ~/.bash_profile

You can now use mysql to connect to any mysql server:

mysql -h xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -u username -p

Credit & Reference: http://www.gigoblog.com/2011/03/13/add-mysql-to-terminal-shell-in-mac-os-x/