Comments on: mysql command doesn’t work in OS X snow leopard

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 22:12:56 +0000

Thanks Man!

By: Julia

Julia — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:33:39 +0000

Thank you!!!

By: ian

ian — Mon, 30 May 2011 12:33:46 +0000

thank you!

By: Chuck Norton

Chuck Norton — Mon, 23 May 2011 00:51:50 +0000

Jeremy,

thanks for this!! I have mamp too, & finally got the command to work if I type something like ‘/Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/mysqldump –user=root –password=PASS –opt Database > DB/Database.sql

However, how would I rewrite your original code above so that I can just insert ‘mysqldump’ from anywhere & it look for it?? I tried a few variations with no luck.

Thanks in advance!

By: jeremy.massel

jeremy.massel — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:58:24 +0000

Tiago, glad it worked for you!

The source command will execute your .profile, in order to cause the contents of it to be immediately added to the PATH. In this case, it makes it so you don’t have to restart :)

By: Tiago

Tiago — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:20:35 +0000

Just a learner’s question: I understand the creation of the .profile file, but what does the source command does? BTW, it worked, thanks for the tip.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:14:42 +0000

You’re the man!!!!!
Thanks a lot, it’s working smooth now!

Matt

By: Jeremy Massel

Jeremy Massel — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:55:19 +0000

Matt – mysql is only installed as part of MAMP, you don’t have it on your computer itself. because of this, the mysql daemon is only running when MAMP is running. if you launch MAMP then navigate in terminal to /Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/ then type ./mysqldump -a -u -p soukha_be > base_test.mysql you may have better luck :)

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:53:36 +0000

Thanks J.

The only mysqldump file I have on my computer is in : /Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/mysqldump

But the following command still doesn’t work:

iMac-de-Matthieu-Neale:bin matthieuneale$ mysqldump -a -u -p soukha_be > base_test.mysql
-bash: mysqldump: command not found

What am I doing wrong?

By: Jeremy Massel

Jeremy Massel — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:26:53 +0000

Matt, depending on which version of mySQL you have installed, it might not be in the same folder. it depends whether you’ve installed it with the installer or compiled it yourself.

Navigatie to /usr/local/mysql/bin in terminal. if it’s not there, you know that’s the problem. if it is there, type ./mysqldump and you can run it that way. If you’re unable to find it there, I’d look up different locations for mysql and change the path accordingly in the command above.

hope that helps.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 08:13:27 +0000

Hello J.
I tried your solution but did’nt work for me.
I still get the “command not found” message and a 0bytes file is created.
I opened a tread in the Mysql Forum http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?10,362651,362651#msg-362651
Maybe you can help me…?

Thanks,
Matt