Re: connecting to MySQL from a Mac

Bruce Gilbert wrote:

Hello, I am trying to add a PHP search to my site and the read me file says to: 2. In the server, create a database in MySQL to hold Sphider data. a) at command prompt type (to log into MySQL): mysql -u <your username> -p Enter your password when prompted. b) in MySQL, type: CREATE DATABASE sphider_db; trouble is I am on a mac, so there is no command prompt. What are mac users supposed to do???

You can access the command prompt (in OS X, this is called the 'Terminal') via: Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal If you are using Tiger, you can use spotlight to quickly jump to Terminal (apple+spacebar is the hotkey to bring up the spotlight search box). Alternately, you can also install any number of MySQL front-ends available for OS X. Regards, Burhan