MySQL 5.1.37 works on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Install MySQL 5.1
- Download MySQL Mac OS X 10.5 (x86_64)
- Install mysql-5.1.37-osx10.5-x86_64.pkg
- Install MySQLStartupItem.pkg
- Copy MySQL.prefPane to OSX/Library/PreferencePanes
Upgrade MySQL 5.0 to 5.1
sudo cp -pR /usr/local/mysql-5.0.67-osx10.5-x86_64/data /usr/local/mysql
sudo mysql/bin/mysql_upgrade
Using Socket File Connection
sudo mkdir /var/mysql
sudo ln -s /tmp/mysql.sock /var/mysql/mysql.sock