Downloading the right Mysql for mac os x 10.4.5

[mistainfa]

Hello, I'm very interested in learning coldfusion. I'm trying to download the
free version of Mysql to run on my mac osx 10.4.5 desktop. I noticed on the
mysql site there where serveral versions for mac 10.4, but it also has weird
discriptions like:

- Mac OS X 10.4 (PowerPC)
- Mac OS X 10.4 (PowerPC 64-bit)
- Mac OS X 10.4 (x86)

I'm not sure which one to choose, I posted on there forum and got back no
response after 5 days. Another question I had was after I download and install
the app, how do I open it up to make my databases?

If someone can get back to me asap it would be great!!!

Thanks
Rob.

[paross1]

The descriptions don't look wierd to me. I'm not a Mac user, nor a MySQL user,
but the choices represent the particular options available for the hardware of
your PC. What kind of Mac do you have? Unless you have the 64 bit CPU, or an
x86 (Intel) CPU, you probably would choose the first option.

Phil

[mistainfa]

Thanks Phil, that's the one I actually installed first and after the installation nothing promtped me to open up the program. How do I access the appication to start building my database?

[paross1]

I'm not a Mac user, bub did you check out the
[url]http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/mac-os-x-installation.html[/url] online
instructions at the MySQL website?

{i]After the installation, you can start up MySQL by running the following
commands in a terminal window. You must have administrator privileges to
perform this task.

If you have installed the Startup Item, use this command:

shell> sudo /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM start
(Enter your password, if necessary)
(Press Control-D or enter "exit" to exit the shell)

If you don't use the Startup Item, enter the following command sequence:

shell> cd /usr/local/mysql
shell> sudo ./bin/mysqld_safe
(Enter your password, if necessary)
(Press Control-Z)
shell> bg
(Press Control-D or enter "exit" to exit the shell)

You should be able to connect to the MySQL server, for example, by running
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql.

Phil