Your binary distrubution downloaded from mysql.org installs in
/usr/local/mysql
If you remove everything from that directory, you can just install the
binary distribution again into that directory.
Don't forget to run the mysql_install_db script after installation so to
set up your initial mysql databases:
/usr/local/mysql/scripts/mysql_install_db
You will also want to be sure to install the mysql distro as root.
-RG
On Sun, 7 Apr 2002, Gilbert Wilson wrote:
>
> SMW Mac OS X user looking for someone, anyone, to help him uninstall
> mySQL-3.23.49 because he has royally screwed up the installation.
>
> Chronology of events:
>
> 1) installed from binary, process went smoothly
> 2) several weeks go by without use, forget password to mysql
> 3) cannot remember password, at all
> 4) install mysql over itself, doesn't fix problem
> 5) Delete mysql directory
> 6) start over by installing from source thinking thatıs the REAL way to do
> it anyway.
>
> 7) More problems, use 'locate' to delete all (I thought) mysql files; don't
> think I really did delete all of them though.
>
> 8) Reinstall from binary, again!
> 9) now mysql is just broken, ka-putz, destroyed. Server won't start --
> nuttin.
>
> I was thinking of updating the 'locate' database, and then searching for all
> files that have 'mysql' in them, again. Is this the best way to remove
> mysql? Or is there a better way? Also do all of mysql's files have mysql
> in their name?
>
> I have just enough CL knowledge to get myself into trouble, but not enough
> to pull myself out of it.
>
> Thanks,
> Gilbert Wilson
>
>
>
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