2.4.5. Using the Bundled MySQL on Mac OS X Server

If you are running Mac OS X Server, a version of MySQL should already be installed. The following table shows the versions of MySQL that ship with Mac OS X Server versions.

Table 2.7. MySQL Versions Preinstalled with Mac OS X Server

Mac OS X Server Version	MySQL Version
10.2-10.2.2	3.23.51
10.2.3-10.2.6	3.23.53
10.3	4.0.14
10.3.2	4.0.16
10.4.0	4.1.10a
10.5.0	5.0.45
10.6.0	5.0.82

The following table shows the installation layout of MySQL on Mac OS X Server.

Table 2.8. MySQL Directory Layout for Preinstalled MySQL Installations on Mac OS XServer

Directory	Contents of Directory
`/usr/bin`	Client programs
`/var/mysql`	Log files, databases
`/usr/libexec`	The mysqld server
`/usr/share/man`	Unix manual pages
`/usr/share/mysql/mysql-test`	MySQL test suite
`/usr/share/mysql`	Miscellaneous support files, including error messages, character set files, sample configuration files, SQL for databaseinstallation
`/var/mysql/mysql.sock`	Location of the MySQL Unix socket

Additional Resources

For more information on managing the bundled MySQL instance in Mac OS X Server 10.5, see Mac OS X Server: Web Technologies Administration For Version 10.5 Leopard.
For more information on managing the bundled MySQL instance in Mac OS X Server 10.6, see Mac OS X Server: Web Technologies Administration Version 10.6 Snow Leopard.
The MySQL server bundled with Mac OS X Server does not include the MySQL client libraries and header files required to access and use MySQL from a third-party driver, such as Perl DBI or PHP. For more information on obtaining and installing MySQL libraries, see Mac OS X Server version 10.5: MySQL libraries available for download. Alternatively, you can ignore the bundled MySQL server and install MySQL from the package or tarball installation.