How do I access mysql from mac terminal, using xampp?

Question

I am trying to access mysql from my mac's terminal.

I have tried just typing

mysql -u root -p

(and Enter, but that does not exist..)

This is what I have managed to do/located so far:

Williams-iMac:mysql noName$ cd /Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/var/mysql/mysql

Williams-iMac:mysql noName$ ls

This is what is located there.

columns_priv.MYD        help_relation.frm       slow_log.CSV
columns_priv.MYI        help_topic.MYD          slow_log.frm
columns_priv.frm        help_topic.MYI          tables_priv.MYD
db.MYD              help_topic.frm          tables_priv.MYI
db.MYI              host.MYD            tables_priv.frm
db.frm              host.MYI            time_zone.MYD
event.MYD           host.frm            time_zone.MYI
event.MYI           ndb_binlog_index.MYD        time_zone.frm
event.frm           ndb_binlog_index.MYI        time_zone_leap_second.MYD
func.MYD            ndb_binlog_index.frm        time_zone_leap_second.MYI
func.MYI            plugin.MYD          time_zone_leap_second.frm
func.frm            plugin.MYI          time_zone_name.MYD
general_log.CSM         plugin.frm          time_zone_name.MYI
general_log.CSV         proc.MYD            time_zone_name.frm
general_log.frm         proc.MYI            time_zone_transition.MYD
help_category.MYD       proc.frm            time_zone_transition.MYI
help_category.MYI       procs_priv.MYD          time_zone_transition.frm
help_category.frm       procs_priv.MYI          time_zone_transition_type.MYD
help_keyword.MYD        procs_priv.frm          time_zone_transition_type.MYI
help_keyword.MYI        servers.MYD         time_zone_transition_type.frm
help_keyword.frm        servers.MYI         user.MYD
help_relation.MYD       servers.frm         user.MYI
help_relation.MYI       slow_log.CSM            user.frm

But i still don't know how to access the mysql, so that i can create a new database (without doing it i phpmyadmin). I have created a new database in phpmyadmin though, just to try enter:

mysql -u root -p (my_phpmyadmin_created_database)

..but without any success.

Answer 1

/Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/bin/mysql -u root -p

Worked like a charm!

Thanks to user: Wrikken!

Answer 2

I usually do this to activate php and mysql from terminal with XAMPP 1.7.3(and probably above) on Mac

 1. Go to Terminal
 2. Enter which php: If it says /usr/bin/php, then proceed to 3.
 3. Enter sudo nano ~/.bash_profile (or sudo vim ~/.bash_profile if you know how to use it)
 4. Then paste this export PATH="/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin:$PATH"
 5. Ctrl - O then enter to save, then ctrl - X to exit.
 6. Type cd ~
 7. type . .bash_profile
 8. Restart terminal.
 9. Enter which php: If you did it right, it should be the same as the path in #4.

Answer 3

I'm just a new xampp user. I am also trapped by this question. Yes, the right directory is

/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/(the newest xampp is uppercase)

but when you connect to db, you should type

./mysql -u root -p (if there's password),

not input

mysql -u root -p...   

directly, it wordked successfully on my macbook pro.