Created attachment 208561 [details] patch for files/mysql-server.in This patch aligns datadir initialization for mysql57-server with the commands used in the rc.d script for mysql80-server. mysql_install_db is deprecated since 5.7.6: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-install-db.html
Build info is available at https://gitlab.com/swills/freebsd-ports/pipelines/94496676
^Triage: Assign to new maintainer (ports r523992)
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MySQL57 is EOL and no longer in the ports. I close here