Need Help Installing MySQL

I have downloaded and stalled the MySQL server 5.5 version via .DMG on my Mac.

But I am confused as to what to do next. I have the preference settings bundle and it says that the MySQL server is running. But do I need to download a client separately? I'm trying to acc开发者_StackOverflow社区ess MySQl in terminal to create an account or login but nothing is working.

You need to use the full path to mysql (/var/lib/mysql), or add the mysql directory to your $PATH var.

If you're trying to install LAMP environment on your mac, try a complete solution, such as MAMP (http://www.mamp.info/en/index.html) or XAMP.

These tools are bundled with phpmyadmin, which makes mysql administration easy