How can I access the mysql command line tool when using XAMPP in OS X?

Question

I\'ve got a vanilla install of XAMPP in OS X. How can I access the mysql command line tool? I\'ve tried typing \"mysql\" at the command line, and it spits back \"-bash: mysq

Answer 1

Open terminal and Follow this bellow step to add mysql to your mac environmental variable

step 1:

sudo nano ~/.bash_profile

step 2:

export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/bin:$PATH

save it by control+x and then y and hit return. That's it!! now close the terminal and reopen

mysql --version

this will tell you which MySQL version you are using with xampp