Mac Homebrew Install Issues

[da Bee]

Hi folks.

I installed mysql using homebrew and it created a system that was confused by the current .dmg install of mysql. So I tried deleting the latter but that didn't change anything. Deleted all known copies of mysql on my system, and reinstalled using homebrew. That didn't change anything.

I can't create a new database.

mysql> create database `abc`;
ERROR 1006 (HY000): Can't create database 'abc' (errno: 2)

Upon looking for the data folder, this is what I get:

| datadir | /usr/local/mysql/data/

However, there is no /usr/local/mysql directory at all.

How can I completely flush my system so I can try fresh? I have a backup, so I can move forward.

Thanks

daBee