brew reinstall mysql
# To uninstall
brew uninstall [email protected]
rm -rf /usr/local/var/mysql
rm /usr/local/etc/my.cnf
# To Reinstall
brew install [email protected]
brew link --force [email protected]
brew services start [email protected]
brew reinstall mysql
# To uninstall
brew uninstall [email protected]
rm -rf /usr/local/var/mysql
rm /usr/local/etc/my.cnf
# To Reinstall
brew install [email protected]
brew link --force [email protected]
brew services start [email protected]
mac uninstall mysql completely
## Open the Terminal
# Use mysqldump to backup your databases
# Check for MySQL processes with:
ps -ax | grep mysql
# Stop and kill any MySQL processes
kill -9 [process_id]
# Analyze MySQL on HomeBrew:
brew remove mysql
brew cleanup
# Remove files:
sudo rm /usr/local/mysql
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/var/mysql
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/mysql*
sudo rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist
sudo rm -rf /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM
sudo rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/My*
# Unload previous MySQL Auto-Login:
launchctl unload -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist
# Remove previous MySQL Configuration:
subl /etc/hostconfig
# Remove the line MYSQLCOM=-YES-
# Remove previous MySQL Preferences:
rm -rf ~/Library/PreferencePanes/My*
sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/mysql*
sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/MySQL*
sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/receipts/*mysql*
## Restart your computer just to ensure any MySQL processes are killed
Try to run mysql, it shouldn't work
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