title: MySql ERROR! The server quit without updating PID file
body: <p>I inherited a computer that previously had MySql server installed and then uninstalled (apparently, it ran fine before the uninstall).  I am in Database class, so I tried to install it again and now I get the error:</p>
  
  <p><em>Starting MySQL
  . ERROR! The server quit without updating PID file (/usr/local/mysql/data/Computer.local.pid).</em></p>
  
  <p>I looked online and saw this error happened to others, but either a)I couldn't figure out how to do the fix or b)the fix didnt work for me.</p>
  
  <p><strong>I tried</strong>(from <a href="http://coolestguidesontheplanet.com/mysql-error-server-quit-without-updating-pid-file/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://coolestguidesontheplanet.com/mysql-error-server-quit-without-updating-pid-file/</a>):</p>
  
  <p>Computer:/ computer$ /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server restart</p>
  
  <p>And I get this error:
  <em>ERROR! MySQL server PID file could not be found!
  Starting MySQL</em></p>
  
  <p><em>. ERROR! The server quit without updating PID file (/usr/local/mysql/data/Computer.local.pid).</em></p>
  
  <p><strong>I am not sure what they are telling me to do here:</strong></p>
  
  <p>Remove /etc/my.cnf or just back it up for now and restart:
  sudo mv /etc/my.cnf /etc/my.cnf.bak</p>
  
  <p>because I get this error when I type: </p>
  
  <p><em>Computer:/ computer$ cd /usr/my.cnf</em></p>
  
  <p><em>-bash: cd: /usr/my.cnf: No such file or directory</em></p>
  
  <p>I also see from: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22077231/mysql-error-the-server-quit-without-updating-pid-file">mysql ERROR! The server quit without updating PID file?</a>
  That there are error logs and the my.cnf file, but I am not sure to access them.</p>
  
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  <p>The MySql I downloaded: mysql-5.7.10-osx10.9-x86_64.dmg</p>
  
  <p>I am on a mac version 10.7.5</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>