can't access mysql from command line mac

Question

Just do the following in your terminal:

echo $PATH

If your given path is not in that string, you have to add it like this: export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/ or export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/mysql/bin

I'm using OS X 10.10, open the shell, type

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/mysql/bin

it works temporary.if you use Command+T to open a new tab ,mysql command will not work anymore.

We need to create a .bash_profile file to make it work each time you open a new tab.

nano ~/.bash_profile

add the following line to the file.

# Set architecture flags
export ARCHFLAGS="-arch x86_64"
# Ensure user-installed binaries take precedence
export PATH=/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH
# Load .bashrc if it exists
test -f ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc

Save the file, then open a new shell tab, it works like a charm..

by the way, why not try https://github.com/dbcli/mycli

pip install -U mycli

it's a tool way better than the mysqlcli.. A command line client for MySQL that can do auto-completion and syntax highlighting

On OSX 10.11, you can sudo nano /etc/paths and add the path(s) you want here, one per line. Way simpler than figuring which of ~/.bashrc, /etc/profile, '~/.bash_profile` etc... you should add to. Besides, why export and append $PATH to itself when you can just go and modify PATH directly...?

On mac, open the terminal and type:

cd /usr/local/mysql/bin

then type:

./mysql -u root -p

It will ask you for the mysql root password. Enter your password and use mysql database in the terminal.

I've tried all the solutions from the answers but couldn't get mysql command to work from the terminal, always getting the message

bash: command not found

The solution is to change the .bash_profile, and add the mysql path to .bash_profile

To do so follow these steps: 1. Open a new Terminal window or make sure you are in the home directory 2. Open .bash_profile using

nano .bash_profile

3. Add the following command to add the mysql path

PATH="/usr/local/mysql/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH

4. Press Ctrl+X, then press y and press enter.

The following is how my .bash_profile looks like