This is a beginner’s guide for installing MySQL (mysql-5.0.51b-osx10.5-x86.dmg) to a OS X 10.5.3

I’ve run into so many problems, frustration and problem trying to install MySQL to my Leopard because the documentations for installing MySQL have changed so much throughout different versions of MySQL and Mac OSX. I basically had to prowl through all sort of sources on downloading, installing and configuring MySQL on my OS X 10.5.3. After going through the nightmares, I thought I should document all my steps so people after me are better off than I am.

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