How to make a World of Warcraft Private Server on a Mac! 10.5.7+ Only

 by Nastan
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Because of the update to 3.2.2 for MacPack requires Mac OSX 10.6... I have made this for the people that still have 10.5.7!

Patch 3.1.3 only...

 
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Step 1: Downloads

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MacPack
mac.softpedia.com/progDownload/Mac-Pack-WoW-Private-Server-Download-37731.html

 DOWNLOAD "EXTERNAL MIRROR 2 - LEOPARD" OR ELSE THE DOWNLOAD WILL BE FOR SNOW LEOPARD!!!

Navicat Lite
http://www.navicat.com/download/download.html

MySQL
mysql.he.net/Downloads/MySQL-5.1/mysql-5.1.44-osx10.5-x86_64.dmg
This contains the .prefPane that you need.
natdragon says: Jan 4, 2013. 6:54 PM
Hello the SQL link doesn't work you might want to check it thanks ^^
煒呂 says: May 20, 2011. 3:56 PM
hi, when i try to open mysql, it pop up a msg saying mysql will not work on intel based mac, can you help?
mkloiber says: Mar 2, 2011. 10:06 AM
Start MySQL:
download: http://rpm.scl.rs/mysql/Downloads/MySQL-5.1/mysql-5.1.44-osx10.5-x86_64.dmg
Install: mysql-5.1.44-osx10.5-x86_64 AND MySQLStartupItem.
Open: MySQL.prefPane.

Have fun =)

(Sorry my english ist not good. For english and germany help: hi.matteo@gmail.com)
Yoshi369 says: Oct 2, 2010. 2:47 PM
I did everything that you said to do above, but at the end of both terminal windows it said "Connection failed due to: `Unknown database 'macpack'`" any advice?
nintendog78 says: Sep 8, 2010. 4:52 PM
how to add ppl?
Nastan (author) in reply to nintendog78Sep 25, 2010. 11:21 AM
That would be in Navicat. Under logon section you go to accounts. From there it is pretty self explanatory.
redfang58 says: Jun 10, 2010. 3:59 AM
ik this is old, but i hope you still follow... when i logon it says unable to validate game version... please help?
Nastan (author) in reply to redfang58Jun 14, 2010. 6:48 PM
Is your WoW version 3.1.3 and not 3.3.3?
redfang58 in reply to NastanJun 17, 2010. 7:36 PM
do you mean the macpack or the actual game?
Nastan (author) in reply to redfang58Jun 22, 2010. 12:44 PM
The actual game. Also with 3.3.5 today. I would keep an extra copy.
hatehatehate says: Jun 12, 2010. 8:36 AM
I press the red buton who quits the terminal i dont quit it wher u can find your mac version and soo is it right on the window where u can do +,-and x
Nastan (author) in reply to hatehatehateJun 15, 2010. 12:27 PM
If it gives you a warning that it will cancel the action in progress or whatever it is (Never did this in a while. =P) then do not close it.
enraya says: May 23, 2010. 12:52 AM
 Just tried again with Epic/Epic and this time it said:

LOGIN SERVER DOWN

I hope this info helps you to help me. 
Nastan (author) in reply to enrayaMay 26, 2010. 7:11 PM
 The problem could be is that you could have quit Terminal after you turned on the Login Server.
pilaproto says: May 3, 2010. 11:50 AM
My WoW is now 3.3.3..... Wtf how do u unpatch your wow to 3.1.3? :O
Mac's doesn't have WoW Repair or something..
Nastan (author) in reply to pilaprotoMay 26, 2010. 7:10 PM
 Because Mac does not have a repair kit, the only known way to downgrade is to reinstall the whole client.
enraya says: May 23, 2010. 12:49 AM
 I have followed the instructions carefully, and I believe the problem is in the Terminal. I did everything you specified however it did not work and wrote back with "no suitable image found" and "did find but wrong architecture". 

Can you please help. Also why login with "Epic/Epic"? 

PS: Epic/Epic currently does not work.

Please help. 

colorme2 says: May 18, 2010. 10:29 AM
It's not showing my MySQL at all, anyone have any idea?
Arthras says: Apr 15, 2010. 8:11 PM
 It didnt work btw what do i do with terminal afterwards?
Nastan (author) in reply to ArthrasApr 16, 2010. 10:38 PM
 First of all, what exactly didn't work?

Secondly, with terminal, one the world and logon server is started you can just close those 2 windows/tabs. Just make sure you do not quit Terminal.
Pixelgun says: Apr 1, 2010. 3:13 PM
 The password, not shown in the New Connection window image, should be the same as the username ("root").
Nastan (author) in reply to PixelgunApr 16, 2010. 10:33 PM
 There should be no password.
Metroid10 says: Apr 10, 2010. 11:05 AM
it says:

Connection Fail
Can't connect to MySQL server on '127.0.0.1' (61)
Nastan (author) in reply to Metroid10Apr 16, 2010. 10:32 PM
 Did you turn on MySQL before doing this?
Pixelgun says: Apr 1, 2010. 5:35 PM
My terminal always starts in the home folder (computername: ~username$) so I had to locate the correct directory to do this which ended up being computername:/ username$ and the I entered cd Server/bin (case sensitive) and then  ./arcemu-logonserver. The result was that the library was not loaded because the image was not found. Looking at the directory in the finder it has arcemu-logonserver,  arcemu-world and arcemu-crashreport files there. Not sure where to go from here.
mastaplayaomar says: Mar 4, 2010. 7:54 PM
 hey guys go to macupdate.com/info.php/id/25891/arcemux and download it 
way better and much much simpler. and if u have questions. on aim or ichat 24/7 
mastaplayaomar

just trying to help others. because it took me months of searching and testing to get this stuff i will also show u how to make it public "hamachi"
because atm i am trying to do the straight public. i portforwarded and everything just alil more practice and i will have it.
thanks. have fun :)
Nastan (author) in reply to mastaplayaomarMar 12, 2010. 6:02 PM
 
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Nastan (author) in reply to mastaplayaomarMar 12, 2010. 6:00 PM
 mastaplayaomar, have you not looked at the requirements of that application? It requires Mac OSX 10.6 and the whole point of making this Instructable was for people who still have 10.5.
hilbilijim says: Feb 7, 2010. 3:33 PM
i have a problem, I can't find Mysql in my system preferences..
Can you help me ?
Thanks by advance
TaliesinWard in reply to hilbilijimFeb 11, 2010. 5:10 PM
 Search it at apple, I personally got a widget switch,
Hope this helps :)
hilbilijim in reply to TaliesinWardFeb 22, 2010. 1:56 PM
i don't understand what you mean.. can ou be more specific plz
Thanks for the answer anyway :)
hilbilijim says: Feb 22, 2010. 1:56 PM
i don't understand what you mean.. can ou be more specific plz
Thanks for the answer anyway :)
Nibbler19 says: Feb 10, 2010. 9:47 PM
It doesn't work for me. When I do the  ./arcemu-logonserver it gives me this:

21:42 E [Arcemu] MySQLDatabase: Connection failed due to: `Unknown database 'logon'`


can you help?
TaliesinWard in reply to Nibbler19Feb 11, 2010. 3:56 PM
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Nibbler19 in reply to TaliesinWardFeb 11, 2010. 4:19 PM
MYSQL is something else that you need to download. For some reason this guide doesn't talk about that.

Anyway, here is a link to the mysql website.

http://www.mysql.com/


I hope this helps.
TaliesinWard in reply to Nibbler19Feb 11, 2010. 4:24 PM
 Have you somehow managed to make this work?
Nibbler19 in reply to TaliesinWardFeb 13, 2010. 8:56 AM
I did manage to get a server running (with wow patch 3.1.3) and log in, but I never could make a character.

Now that I am using 3.3.2 it doesn't work at all.
Nastan (author) in reply to TaliesinWardFeb 11, 2010. 9:09 PM
I do not remember where I got the MySQL but if I remember right I just searched it in Finder.
TaliesinWard in reply to Nibbler19Feb 11, 2010. 3:55 PM
 I've been trying this for about two weeks and nothing seems to be working, I don't think anyone is going to help any time soon :(
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