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If phpmyadmin shows you that your table needs repair, just repair it (databases are wonderful EDIT:  Realized that the linked blog article is just crap. Repair via phpmyadmin is nice, but you’re better of trying it with sqladmin.

Use macports to install sudo port install mysql5 +server A startup link is prepared. Use these commandos to enable/disable the server AND the auto startup sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql5.plist sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql5.plist</blockquote> Generate the connector socket: (Rails, Python and other language may access your  server directly via socket) <blockquote>sudo ln -s /opt/local/var/run/mysql5/mysqld.sock [...]