Verify/Install MySQL
Confirm whether or not MySQL is installed on your system by checking the version from the command line:
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mysql --version
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mysql Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.51a, for apple-darwin8.11.1 (i686) using readline 5.0
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If MySQL is not installed, download and install the MySQL 5.0 package or binaries:
MySQL Community Server |
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MySQL 5.0 |
Assign a password for the root account:
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mysql -u root -pmysqlpassword
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Create a Sakai database and user/password:
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mysql -u root -p
Enter password: ******
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 51 to server version: 4.1.5-gamma-nt
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.
mysql> create database sakai default character set utf8;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> grant all on sakai.* to sakaiuser@'localhost' identified by 'sakaipassword';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec
mysql> grant all on sakai.* to sakaiuser@'127.0.0.1' identified by 'sakaipassword';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> quit
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