MacPorts doesn't install org.macports.mysql5.plist with mysql5 +server

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Rob Wilkerson picture Rob Wilkerson · Jul 4, 2009 · Viewed 7.2k times · Source

The last two times I've used MacPorts to install mysql5 +server, the plist isn't installed that allows me to have MySQL start on launch. I can't remember what, if anything, I did the on the last install and I can't seem to find a way to get it installed. Am I missing something? How can I either get the plist file (the only way I know of to start MySQL automatically) or start MySQL automatically in another way?

Thanks.

UPDATE: I still haven't found an answer anywhere, but I installed the files manually. One of my machines with an older install had the relevant files so I SCP'd them to my new machine, created the appropriate symlink in /Library/LaunchDaemons and executed the command to load the plist file. Everything's fine for me now, but that doesn't help anyone else. If anyone needs these files and/or instructions, contact me through http://robwilkerson.org/contact and I'll be happy to provide them since I can't upload them here.

Answer

Michael Richards picture Michael Richards · Jul 28, 2009

The mysql5 +server package variant in MacPorts is obsolete, and is superseded by the mysql5-server package, which you install in addition to mysql5. This allows you to build it after the fact, instead of re-compiling the entire mysql5 package with +server.

I'd suggest to just remove your old mysql5 +server, and install using the following.

sudo port install mysql5-server

That'll build both the required mysql5 and mysql5-server packages for you, and you'll have the mysql5 plist file in /Library/LaunchDaemons. Also note that you no longer need to symlink your mysqld.sock to /tmp/mysql.sock.

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