Cannot find MySQL when trying to load a database

Asked Jan 19 '15 at 15:27

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I'm trying to load a database into MySQL. I'm on a Mac, and I can see the MySQL server running in the system preferences. Also, when I issue the shell command mysql I'm entered into the interactive mode of mysql. However, when I try to load a database from the shell:

mysql -f --user root --password mypassword < database.sql

it gives me back zsh: command not found: mysql. Putting sudo in front does not make a difference. How can this be?

asked Jan 19 '15 at 15:27

histelheim

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possible duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8195418/cant-access-mysql-from-command-line-mac – Solano Jan 19 '15 at 15:30
check your path to see it it has mysql – Thiyagu Jan 19 '15 at 15:31
Putting it in the path seems to work. But why can it find it when I just run `mysql`, but not when I attach the other flags? – histelheim Jan 19 '15 at 15:46

Cannot find MySQL when trying to load a database

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