I am starting to use MySQL Workbench tool especially for data modeling. So, the first I would like to do is reverse engineering of my existing database on web server. But I
I'm using MySQL trough MAMP Pro, and Kevin's answer didn't work for me. Yes, I had to do a mysql upgrade BUT I had to use the following commands on the Terminal:
/Applications/MAMP/bin/repairMysql.sh
/Applications/MAMP/bin/upgradeMysql.sh
This worked for me. Hope this can be helpful to somebody else..