title: How to get MySQL server working after OSX Yosemite upgrade?
body: <p>After I upgraded my Mac from Mavericks OSX to Yosemite, my local Apache and MySQL server setup did not work anymore. Thanks to <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24583859/apache-localhost-username-not-working#comment40163424_24622039">Apache localhost/~username/ not working</a> I just got the Apache server working but my Joomla application now indicates it can't access the MySQL database; neither can the Phpmyadmin tool.</p>
  
  <p>How to fix this? I've seen instructions for installing MySQL for Yosemite (<a href="https://www.computersnyou.com/3376/setup-apache-php-mysql-macosx-10-10-yosemite/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.computersnyou.com/3376/setup-apache-php-mysql-macosx-10-10-yosemite/</a>) but I'm not sure whether that's the best way forward as my Joomla application still needs to access the existing MySQL db information? E.g., I don't want to lose my existing saved database info of various web applications....</p>