Practice mySQL on home Mac

I need to practice my SQL skills and only have a Mac at home. I am a beginner with SQL so would be creating some small databases and running queries. What is the most affordable way to do this?

Posted on Oct 26, 2023 8:03 AM

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Posted on Oct 26, 2023 11:24 AM

The free and simplest approach would be to use the SQLite3 database included with macOS in /usr/bin/sqlite3. Its documentation is available on the SQLite website. You may also find value in the free visual DB Browser for SQLite tool.


This choice is far less complicated and better supported than installing and mucking about with the MySQL community edition database product.

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Oct 26, 2023 11:24 AM in response to dlord01

The free and simplest approach would be to use the SQLite3 database included with macOS in /usr/bin/sqlite3. Its documentation is available on the SQLite website. You may also find value in the free visual DB Browser for SQLite tool.


This choice is far less complicated and better supported than installing and mucking about with the MySQL community edition database product.

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