To install and start MySQL on a mac, run these commands: brew install mysql mysql.server start Useful commands to start and log in. mysql.server stop mysql –version or mysql -V brew info mysql mysql -uroot //to log in. (No password needed). Useful commands within MySQL: show databases; create database <NAME_HERE> mysql -u username -p new_database… Read More »
The simplest way is to run: /usr/sbin/httpd -v in a terminal. You should get something like: Server version: Apache/2.4.34 (Unix) Server built: Feb 22 2019 20:20:11 To know where httpd is, you can also run: whereis httpd
Opening your favourite application using keyboard shortcuts can save you a lot of time. Saving a second here and a second there starts to build up over time especially considering the amount of time we spend in front of our devices nowadays.On a Mac, you can create keyboard shortcuts to open up your favourite or… Read More »
If you are getting this error while running brew, you are probably missing some important folders. This is the full error here: Error: No such file or directory @ dir_chdir – /usr/local/Cellar Warning: Bottle installation failed: building from source. Error: An exception occurred within a child process: Errno::EPERM: Operation not permitted @ dir_s_mkdir -… Read More »
Try USERNAME/Library/Mail. Do a “get info” on the folder and check out the size. Leave it open, and then sync your email and then watch it grow!
To get Java on a Mac, the basic command to run is > brew cask install adoptopenjdk This will install the latest “brew” version at /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/adoptopenjdk-xx.jdk For me, it was version 14. To uninstall it, just change install to “un”install. To install a specific version of Java, run: > brew cask install adoptopenjdk8 You… Read More »
Now here is a needless frustrating head scratcher. You’re preparing for a presentation using Keynote but in presentation mode, you can’t see the mouse pointer. Now this situation is likely to occur when you’ve downloaded the newest version of Keynote because by default, the option “Show pointer only on slide with links or movies” is… Read More »
To customise your terminal command line prompt, run this command >> export PS1=”Ben Dover $”
If you are wanting to organise your dock with separators, you can run the command below in terminal to create a spacer. >> defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add ‘{ “tile-type” = “spacer-tile”; }’ killall Dock A line separator can also be “installed” but this is creates vertical lines which is only suitable if the dock is horizontal… Read More »
Taking screenshots is one of the most useful features on a computer. Mac makes it really easy to do with cmd+shift+4 and by default this saves it on the desktop. To change this make it save into a folder, make a new folder and call it something like “Screenshot”. Then open a terminal command and… Read More »