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+title: "How to Setup MySQL"
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+*This is the second post in a [series of posts]({% post_url 2014-04-17-data-science-sql %})
+about doing data science with SQL. The [previous post]({% post_url 2014-04-18-database-normalization %})
+described the topic of database normalization and good database design.*
+
+In this post, I will describe how to setup [MySQL](http://www.mysql.com/)
+on your local machine.  MySQL is great because it is popular, open
+source, and easy to get started with.  I will then go over the
+commands required to set up the example recpie database from the
+[previous post]({% post_url 2014-04-18-database-normalization %}).
+By the end of this post, you will have a working database!
+
+## Setting up SQL On Your local Machine
+
+Here is some documentation for installing MySQL on
+[Windows](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/windows-installation.html)
+or 
+[Mac](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/macosx-installation.html).
+In particular, you can get the installer
+[here](http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/).
+
+In the process of setting up MySQL, you will need to create a root
+account. SQL is built to have robust permissions around who can do
+what, but for testing, it is fine to use your root account.
+
+To connect to the MySQL dateabase, you can issue the
+
+```bash
+$ mysql -u root --host=localhost --password
+Enter password: 
+Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
+Your MySQL connection id is 22
+Server version: 5.6.12 MySQL Community Server (GPL)
+
+Copyright (c) 2000, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+
+Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
+affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
+owners.
+
+Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
+
+mysql> ...
+```
+
+From the terimal, you can issue SQL commands.
+
+# Sequel Pro on OS X
+
+If you are using an Apple computer, I recommend using the free and
+open-source graphical program [Sequel Pro](http://www.sequelpro.com/).
+Sequel Pro allows you to interact with the database through
+a friendly graphical user interface instaed of the commandline.
+It also simplifies the process of viewing tables and inspecting
+other database properties.
+
+Once MySQL is set up, you can connect to it with your root
+username and password:
+
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