How to auto-load MySQL on startup on OS X Yosemite / El Capitan
This is what fixed it: First, create a new file: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.mysql.mysql.plist <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?> <plist version=”1.0″> <dict> <key>KeepAlive</key> <true /> <key>Label</key> <string>com.mysql.mysqld</string> <key>ProgramArguments</key> <array> <string>/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe</string> <string>–user=mysql</string> </array> </dict> </plist> Then update permissions and add it to launchctl: sudo chown root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.mysql.mysql.plist sudo chmod 644 /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.mysql.mysql.plist sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.mysql.mysql.plist