how to purge mysql from mac code example
Example 1: mac uninstall mysql completely
ps -ax | grep mysql
kill -9 [process_id]
brew remove mysql
brew cleanup
sudo rm /usr/local/mysql
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/var/mysql
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/mysql*
sudo rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist
sudo rm -rf /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM
sudo rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/My*
launchctl unload -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist
subl /etc/hostconfig
rm -rf ~/Library/PreferencePanes/My*
sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/mysql*
sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/MySQL*
sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/receipts/*mysql*
Try to run mysql, it shouldn't work
Example 2: delete mysql from mac
$ brew uninstall mysql
Uninstalling /usr/local/Cellar/mysql/5.6.19...