MySQL plugin for asdf version manager.

If you already have a system installation of MySQL or MariaDB, then you will run into issues. MySQL makes some hardcoded assumptions about config file locations, and will not play well with a system install.

There is a --no-defaults flag for commands listed in the command help, but for some reason, it's an unknown argument.

• Mac
  1. Homebrew: used to install the remainder of the dependencies
  2. brew install gcc xz
• Linux
  1. libtinfo5
  2. libaio1

asdf plugin-add mysql
asdf list-all mysql
asdf install mysql [VERSION]
asdf global mysql [VERSION]

To set up the initial database in directory DATADIR. It's important that DATADIR is an absolute path

• For 5.x
  1. mysql_install_db --datadir=DATADIR
  2. mysql_secure_installation
• For 8.x+
  1. mysqld --initialize-insecure --datadir=DATADIR
  2. mysql_ssl_rsa_setup --datadir=DATADIR

To run the server: mysqld -D --datadir=DATADIR

• For 8.x+: mysqld_safe --datadir=DATADIR

Check asdf readme for instructions on how to install & manage versions of MySQL.