Homebrew MySQL with PrefPane on Mac

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Install MySQL from homebrew

brew install mysql

Install DBs as _mysql user

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/var/mysql/*
sudo mysql_install_db --verbose --user=_mysql --basedir="$(brew --prefix mysql)" --datadir=/usr/local/var/mysql --tmpdir=/tmp

Link installer location

mkdir -p /usr/local/mysql
(cd /usr/local/mysql; ln -s $(brew --prefix mysql)/* .)

Download Zip with PrefPane and Startup Item

Open the Zip, and run both of the files