“Copy the example configuration file from the MySQL source, ‘/usr/local/mysql/support-files/my-medium.cnf‘, to ‘/etc/my.cnf‘ and set the appropriate permissions”

should read

“Copy the example configuration in the MySQL source files, ‘./support-files/my-medium.cnf‘, to ‘/etc/my.cnf‘ and set the appropriate permissions”

or something like that. It’s not in the /usr/local directory.

Thanks for a great site.

Jeff

I noticed a possible msql syntax error above in the second block:

mysql> delete from user where User = ”;

I think the double quotes should be two single quotes, and there should not be a space between the = sign and the first single quote. Or is this just the way my browser renders the two single quotes?

When no datadir is installed, go to source directory (where you untarred your downloaded mysql source)
and do in terminal (without the > sign of course):
> sudo scripts/mysql_install_db –user=mysql

then you have your data dir installed.
Next do mysql from terminal. How?
> sudo su
(osx asks for pw)
Navigate to ../mysql/bin directory

Start mysql server
> ./mysqld_safe –user=mysql &

Get mysql prompt type:
> ./mysql

Than move on with this great tutorial.

Done?
mysql> exit
and you’re back in terminal mode.

Hope this helps.
Many thanks to RIchard and this great site.