NOTE: We are in the process of modifying the configuration for many Bitnami stacks. On account of these changes, the file paths and commands stated in this guide may change depending on whether your Bitnami stack uses MySQL or MariaDB. To identify which database server is used in your stack, run the command below:
MariaDB Server is available for installation on macOS (formerly Mac OS X) via the Homebrew package manager. MariaDB Server is available as a Homebrew 'bottle', a pre-compiled package. This means you can install it without having to build from source yourself. This saves time.
- XAMPP is a completely free, easy to install Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. The XAMPP open source package has been set up to be incredibly easy to install and to use. Download Click here for other versions. XAMPP for Windows 8.0.3 (PHP 8.0.3).
- We use Composer for working with Drupal and WordPress so that tool was ready to go on my machine. Valet doesn’t install a database so I had to brew install mariadb as well. One feature that Valet (and MAMP Pro) has is the option to run a site from any directory.
The output of the command indicates which database server (MySQL or MariaDB) is used by the installation, and will allow you to identify which guides to follow in our documentation for common database-related operations.
Change the MySQL root password
NOTE: When setting a new password, avoid the use of special characters or quotes, as this can sometimes cause issues when accessing the database through shell scripts.
Linux and Mac OS X
You can modify the MySQL password using the following command at the shell prompt. Replace the NEW_PASSWORD placeholder with the actual password you wish to set.
Windows
You can modify the MySQL password using the following command at the shell prompt. Replace the NEW_PASSWORD placeholder with the actual password you wish to set.
Reset the MySQL root password
Linux and Mac OS X
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If you don’t remember your MySQL root password, you can follow the steps below to reset it to a new value:
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Create a file in /tmp/mysql-init with the content shown below (replace NEW_PASSWORD with the password you wish to use).
Word download for mac 2011. If your stack ships MySQL v8.x, use this content:
If your stack ships MySQL v5.7.x, use this content:
If your stack ships MySQL v5.6.x or earlier, use this content:
TIP: Check the MySQL version with the command installdir/mysql/bin/mysqladmin --version or installdir/mysql/bin/mysqld --version
Stop the MySQL server:
Start MySQL with the following command:
If your stack ships MySQL v8.x, use this command:
If your stack ships an older version of MySQL, use this command:
Restart the MySQL server:
Remove the script:
Windows
If you don’t remember your MySQL root password, you can follow the steps below to reset it to a new value:
Stop the MySQL server using the graphic manager tool. Learn how to start or stop the services. Lumapix fotofusion for mac.
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Create a file named mysql-init.txt with the content shown below depending on your MySQL version (replace NEW_PASSWORD with the password you wish to use):
MySQL 5.7.x or MySQL 8.x:
MySQL 5.6.x or earlier:
Start MySQL server with the following command. Remember to replace PATH with the location in which you have saved the mysql-init.txt file:
If your stack ships MySQL v8.x, use this command:
If your stack ships an older version of MySQL, use this command:
- The --init file option is used by the server for executing the content of the mysql-init.txt file at startup, it will change each root account password.
- The --defaults-file option is specified since you have installed MySQL using the Bitnami installer.
- The --console option (optional) has been added in order to show the server output at the console window rather than in the log file.
After some minutes, hit Ctrl-C to force the shutdown.
Restart the MySQL server from the graphic manager tool.
After the server has restarted successfully, delete the mysql-init.txt file.