Install MySQL 5.7 on macOS using Homebrew

MySQL_5-7_macOS.md

This is a fork of original gist https://gist.github.com/nrollr/3f57fc15ded7dddddcc4e82fe137b58e, with slight changes on pointing to 5.7 version branch, instead of 8 (latest default of MySQL in Hombrew).

Install MySQL 5.7 on macOS

This procedure explains how to install MySQL using Homebrew on macOS (Sierra 10.12 and up)

Install Homebrew

• Installing Homebrew is effortless, open Terminal and enter :
  $ /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
• Note: Homebrew will download and install Command Line Tools for Xcode 8.0 as part of the installation process.

Install MySQL

At this time of writing, Homebrew has MySQL version 8 as default, but as we're aiming to get 5.7, we'll need to append @5.7 to the default package key:

• Enter the following command : $ brew info [email protected]
• Expected output: [email protected]: stable 5.7.22 (bottled) [keg-only]

To install MySQL enter : $ brew install [email protected]

Additional configuration

Homebrew

• Install brew services first : $ brew tap homebrew/services

• Load and start the MySQL service : $ brew services start [email protected].
  Expected output : Successfully started mysql (label: homebrew.mxcl.mysql)

• Check of the MySQL service has been loaded : $ brew services list ¹

• Force link 5.7 version - $ brew link [email protected] --force

• Verify the installed MySQL instance : $ mysql -V.
  Expected output : Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.7.22, for osx10.13 (x86_64)

MySQL

Open Terminal and execute the following command to set the root password:
mysqladmin -u root password 'yourpassword'

Important : Use the single ‘quotes’ to surround the password and make sure to select a strong password!

Database Management

To manage your databases, I recommend using Sequel Pro, a MySQL management tool designed for macOS.
Current version available: 1.1.2

Comments

¹ The brew services start [email protected] - instruction is equal to :

$ ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/mysql/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents
$ launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist

Just what @Pezmc did but instead of what @andrew-bierman said to change openssl version in the mysql formulae we edit the openssl 1.1 formula instead.

List of Steps

Force tap the homebrew core tap
Edit the mysql 5.7 formula to remove the disable line
mysql5.7 depends on openssl 1.1
edit openssl 1.1 as well using same way as above
and then use HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_FROM_API=1 to use the locally edited formulae
Then run-
brew install [email protected]