How to run mysqldump under XAMPP on Mac OS

Question

I want to run the mysqldump command in Mac OS, I am able to find the location of the file as "/Application/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin".

But don't know how to exec the same from command prompt, as it says command not find, by simply typing it and executing it from the prompt/

Answer 1

The trick on *NIX systems when executing things is that you have to tell the shell exactly where the file is, or it must be in your $PATH .

This should work:

/Application/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/mysqldump

This would also work:

 cd /Application/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/
 ./mysqldump

If you want to make it so you can just type the command without giving the location, add it to your PATH variable:

export PATH=$PATH:/Application/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin

And then just run it!

mysqldump

Answer 2

Also on Mac you can simply drag and drop the file from finder right into the terminal. This will automatically type the path for you.