I realized today I actually have two MySQL databases on my Mac OS X Sierra because when I log in to MySQL via iTerm, its not the same database as what I see via phpMyAdmin
, but no matter what username or password I attempt from the user accounts in phpMyAdmin
, I am unable to log in to that particular database even if I change the password to any of the users.
In this case I checked the wp-config.php
in my WordPress core files for the database username and password, but I was not able to log in with those, which means those are not the correct credentials.
I realized after retracing my steps that those were the creds for the production database.
What I did not realize here is that I could have a MySQL
database server via Homebrew
and still have another MySQL
database server via MAMP
. I thought they would be one and the same server.
Best Answer
I figured it out reading the MAMP documentation. For anyone who may run into this in the future.
Just go to your iTerm and type:
You should be able to successfully log in. The MAMP docs helped after I realized
MAMP
database server is independent of what gets installed withHomebrew
.