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I've always used MAMP or XAMPP to install MYSQL so it's been fairly straightforward. The only most I've had to do is create a symbolic link.

I'm now starting to learn Django and I would like to start a new. I uninstalled XAMPP and downloaded MYSQL from dev.mysql.com (64 bit) but I have no idea where it installed it to! I went to the command line and typed "mysql" and received the message "command not found".

Where is MYSQL installed on Mac OSX Lion?

Thanks.

Sheldon
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The installation layout is similar to that of a tar file binary distribution; all MySQL binaries are located in the directory /usr/local/mysql/bin. The MySQL socket file is created as /tmp/mysql.sock by default. See Section 2.7, “Installation Layouts”.

From: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/macosx-installation.html

It's probably not added to your $PATH, thus why the commands aren't visible in the terminal. Try typing echo $PATH on your terminal to see if /usr/local/mysql/bin is included in the path.

Additionally, on the terminal, you can type which mysql. If that returns nothing your environment is not finding your MySQL binary.

Jens Erat
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Have you tried opening Terminal and typing:

locate mysql