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Apple Removes MySQL From Lion Server

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-isn't-that-interesting dept.

sfcrazy also noticed that Apple has officially removed MySQL from Lion Server, opting instead to include PostgreSQL, albeit in command line only form. The article speculates that the change is because MySQL is now Oracle property, and Apple is concerned about IP issues following all the legal issues surrounding Java.

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  1. MySQL can still be installed by UnknowingFool · · Score: 5, Informative

    To be clear, MySQL can be installed on Lion; it's just no longer installed by default.

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  2. Re:Samba has also been removed from server by Henriok · · Score: 4, Informative

    Apple stopped using SAMBA after SAMBA moved to GPL3 and Apple don't want to use such a license.

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  3. Installation of MySQL server on Mac OS X Lion by psergiu · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.djangoapp.com/blog/2011/07/24/installation-of-mysql-server-on-mac-os-x-lion/

    1) Download the latest 64-Bit DMG Archive (Apple Disk Image) from MySQL Site (http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/). Current latest version is 5.5.14 which I’ll be using to install on my machine.
    2) Mount the Disk Image (I mean open/double-click the DMG file) and install MySQL server by double-clicking the PKG file (in my case mysql-5.5.14-osx10.6-x86_64.pkg) and follow onscreen instructions. ( It will ask for Master password, as it installs MySQL server in /usr/local )
    3) Add /usr/local/mysql/bin to your path by editing .profile file. (Optionally you can create alias to mysql and mysqladmin as mentioned in README File)
    4) You can start MySQL server by running “/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe &” from terminal but Disk image you downloaded also consists of Startup Package & Preferences Pane which allows you to start/stop MySQL server from System Preferences and even Automatically Start MySQL Server at Startup.

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  4. Re:Samba has also been removed from server by CharlyFoxtrot · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's not prebuilt but Macports has ports for samba 3.2.15 and samba 4.0.0tp5. Installing from Macports isn't difficult for anyone with a modicum of unix savvy.

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  5. Re:Much better anyway by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    pgAdmin3 is the way to go, it works really well and pretty much has a "just give me a damn database" button.

    I started with PostgreSQL and had to use MySQL for some projects later. I find MySQL and its tools to be cumbersome, but that's likely just due to my familiarity with PostgreSQL.