I am trying to install MySQL 5.1. I am on Lion, and when I remove all files associated with MySQL on my machine it still tells me that I have a newer version installed when I try to install it from the DMG file. Has anyone successfully installed MySQL 5.1 on Lion? I found a solution using Homebrew: Completely remove MySQL from your system (just in case) sudo rm /usr/local/mysql sudo rm -rf /usr/local/mysql* sudo rm -rf /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM sudo rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/My* vim /etc/hostconfig and removed the line MYSQLCOM=-YES- rm -rf ~/Library/PreferencePanes/My* sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/mysql* sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/MySQL* sudo rm -rf /var/db/receipts/com.mysql.* Source:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1436425/how-do-you-uninstall-mysql-from-mac-os-x Install homebrew /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/gist/323731)" Source: https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/wiki/installation Install MySQL 5.1 via brew brew install mysql51 if that doesn't work, do this: brew install https://raw.github.com/adamv/homebrew-alt/master/versions/mysql51.rb Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4359131/brew-install-mysql-on-mac-os/6399627#6399627 Make MySQL Work Create mysql.sock file touch /tmp/mysql.sock Install MySQL default tables /usr/local/Cellar/mysql51/5.1.58/bin/mysql_install_db ...or your path Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4788381/getting-cant-connect-through-socket-tmp-mysql-when-installing-mysql-on-ma/5140849#5140849