First I want to thank all of you guys for responding. I feel a new sense of confidence that I will be able to get this thing going!
However, my problems have compounded. We now have a new problem. I took the advice of one archived postings and dragged the four files seemingly installed by the mysql package at the location (in Mac language) users:johnmistler:<the four files> to the trash. That didn't feel right to me once I did it, so I dragged them back. They were named:
1. cd 2. md5 3. md5 sum 4. mysql
Now, when I go to the terminal and type:
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql
I get:
tcsh: /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql: Command not found
This suggests to me that the mysql file it is being directed to is not there. However, I can verify that the file "mysql" exists at this path (in Mac Language):
users:johnmistler:mysql
It is listed as a document with Zero KB for its size (?). It definitely is one of the files that I dragged back from the trash.
Should I attempt to fix all of this, or go ahead with an uninstall?
Well, it's maybe a little risky to go ahead and trash all that stuff, but I'd guess that's what you want to do. If the mysql program isn't found as a command (as shown above), it's not doing you any good. You might try this command to see what kind of thing it actually is now:
file /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql
If I do need to uninstall, how do I do it? I installed the latest PACKAGE from the MySQL.com site 4.0.18-standard along with the startup item package.
Use the rm commands that Scott Haneda suggested in his message. Then reinstall.
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