How can I access the mysql command line tool when using XAMPP in OS X?

Question

I've got a vanilla install of XAMPP in OS X. How can I access the mysql command line tool? I've tried typing "mysql" at the command line, and it spits back "-bash: mysql: command not found".

Answer 1

XAMPP is installed in Mac OS X in the following directory:

/Applications/XAMPP/

You can look what's inside that directory and run mysql command line tool providing the full path to it:

$ /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/mysql

If you need, you can modify your PATH environment variable to include XAMPP binaries and you won't need to specify the whole path all the time.