How to remove MySQL 5.0 package (pkg) from OS X

This worked for me

  • Shutdown MySQL: sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root shutdown
  • sudo rm -rf /usr/local/mysql-5.0.51a-osx10.4-i686/
  • sudo rm -rf /usr/local/MySQLCOM/
  • sudo rm -rf /usr/local/mysql
  • sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/mysql-5.0.51a-osx10.4-i686.pkg/
  • sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/MySQLStartupItem.pkg/

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