Why can't I uninstall mysql on mac?

The solution to the problem that mysql cannot be uninstalled on mac: first open a terminal window; then use mysqldump to back up the database; then stop the database server; and finally execute the command "sudo rm /usr/local/mysql..." in sequence to uninstall. That’s it.

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Completely uninstall mysql on Mac OS X

I recently installed mysql on Mac, and it took me an afternoon to install the environment and debug it! It was fine to connect tomcat and mysql on eclipse, but for some reason mysql failed to start the next day. . . If nothing worked, I uninstalled it. . . As a result, reinstallation failed. It turned out that the old mysql was not uninstalled cleanly. I almost collapsed from this. . .

Let me share my experience with you:

How to completely uninstall mysql and delete it from your Mac (including all databases). Perform the following operations:

• Open a terminal window

• Use mysqldump to back up your database to a text file!

• Stop the database server

• sudo rm /usr/local/mysql

• sudo rm -rf /usr/local/mysql*

• sudo rm -rf /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM

• sudo rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/My*

• ##edit /etc/hostconfig and remove the line MYSQLCOM=-YES-

##rm -rf ~/Library/PreferencePanes/My*

• ##sudo rm -rf /Library /Receipts/mysql*

• sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/MySQL*

• sudo rm -rf /private/var/db /receipts/*mysql*

• The last three lines are particularly important, otherwise, you cannot install an older version of MySQL, even if you think you have completely removed the new version! Hope this helps everyone !

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