Hunt for something called the Community GPL Downloads, and for a section called MySQL Community Server. If that link isn’t working, head over to and find the Downloads section. You’ll find several packages at the MySQL website in the downloads section: These instructions will work on Yosemite and El Capitan (I’ve tested it on both systems – in fact that’s part of why I’m writing this, so that I can remember for next time). In this article I’ll focus on the latter, and I’ll also talk you through how to add MySQL to the PATH variable and how to secure MySQL to keep the evildoers away from your server. I recommend the dedicated installer because it’s the only package that will also add a convenient Preference Pane for starting and stopping the service. or use the dedicated MySQL installer package (recommended).
There are several ways to install MySQL on your Mac, for example: