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Open the Terminal
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Use
mysqldump
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Check for MySQL processes with:
ps -ax | grep mysql
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Stop and kill any MySQL processes
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Analyze MySQL on HomeBrew:
brew remove mysql brew cleanup
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Remove files:
sudo rm "/usr/local/mysql" sudo rm -rf "/usr/local/var/mysql" sudo rm -rf "/usr/local/mysql*" sudo rm "~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist" sudo rm -rf "/Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM" sudo rm -rf "/Library/PreferencePanes/My*"
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Unload previous MySQL Auto-Login:
launchctl unload -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist
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Remove previous MySQL Configuration:
subl /etc/hostconfig` # Remove the line MYSQLCOM=-YES-
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Remove previous MySQL Preferences:
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*"
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Restart your computer just to ensure any MySQL processes are killed
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Try to run mysql, it shouldn't work
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Save dhb52/12adc3540783d85969f104dc4ffc7fc2 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Remove MySQL completely from Mac OSX
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