MySQL 8.0 on MacOS 26 with Brew

A guide to installing MySQL 8.0 on MacOS 26 using Homebrew.

Install mysql

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1brew install [email protected]

brew link [email protected] --force

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1brew services start [email protected]

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1brew pin [email protected]

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1tail -30 /opt/homebrew/var/mysql/*.err

is MySQL running?

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1ps aux | grep mysqld | grep -v grep

if downfraded from 9 clear mysql database folder

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1rm -rf /opt/homebrew/var/mysql

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1nano /opt/homebrew/etc/my.cnf

sql

1CREATE USER 'admin'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'strong_password';
2GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'admin'@'%' WITH GRANT OPTION;
3FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

bash

1ls /usr/local/var/mysql/*.err