2.3.4.2 Creating an Option FileIf you need to specify startup options when you run the server, you can indicate them on the command line or place them in an option file. For options that are used every time the server starts, you may find it most convenient to use an option file to specify your MySQL configuration. This is particularly true under the following circumstances:
When the MySQL server starts on Windows, it looks for option files in several locations, such as the Windows directory,
MySQL looks for options in each location first in the Note When using the MySQL Installer to install MySQL Server, it creates the In other words, be sure that the MySQL Server user has
permission to read the You can also make use of the example option files included with your MySQL distribution; see Section 5.1.2, “Server Configuration Defaults”. An option file can be created and modified with any text editor, such as Notepad. For example, if MySQL is installed in
Microsoft Windows path names are specified in option files using (forward) slashes rather than backslashes. If you do use backslashes, double them:
The rules for use of backslash in option file values are given in Section 4.2.2.2, “Using Option Files”. The ZIP archive does not include a If you would like to use a data directory in a different location, you should copy the entire contents of the
my.ini LOCATION ON WINDOWS MYSQL 5.6 MSI (USING THE INSTALL WIZARD) Open a Windows command shell and type: According to http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/option-files.html, the first location MySQL will look under is in Unlike most suggestions you will find in Stackoverflow and around the web, putting the file in
The 5.6 MSI installer does create a my.ini in the highest priority location, meaning no other file will ever be found/used, except for the one created by the installer. The solution accepted above will not work for 5.6 MSI-based installs. answered Dec 1, 2013 at 10:46
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Bae Cheol ShinBae Cheol Shin 1,4001 gold badge10 silver badges10 bronze badges 1 I've found mine in
(It is a hidden folder) You can type
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Mangue SutcliffMangue Sutcliff 1,2091 gold badge10 silver badges16 bronze badges 0 You have to look I the folder
Once, you do this,
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RolandoMySQLDBARolandoMySQLDBA 43.2k16 gold badges89 silver badges130 bronze badges 8 Start MySQL Workbench, then Server -> Options File and look at bottom of the window; it will say something like "Configuration File: C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\my.ini" (And note the subtle difference between "ProgramData" and "Program Files" - easy to gloss over if you're looking for a quick answer.) answered Sep 2, 2014 at 15:29
ChiraelChirael 2,9354 gold badges27 silver badges28 bronze badges 1 Answered for only MySQL Workbench users, answered Jul 3, 2017 at 11:27
MAXMAX 1,5044 gold badges16 silver badges23 bronze badges You can find the my.ini file in windows at this location- C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6 the ProgramData folder is a hidden folder, so make the according setting to see that folder. And open my.ini file as an administrator to edit and then save that. answered Aug 28, 2015 at 9:12
anubhsanubhs 5568 silver badges26 bronze badges In my case, the folder After selecting show hidden files and folders option, I was able to find the
Display hidden files and folders on windows 7:
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it is there at C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5 there are various .ini files with small, medium & large names. generally medium is used or it depends on your requirement. answered Jan 30, 2013 at 6:28
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Be sure to update the correct You can look into service to see which
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Press the windows key > type services > press enter > Look up mysql in the list > right click > properties > Path to Executable will have the location of the defaults file right below it (my.ini) answered Jul 31, 2019 at 20:50
Open your run console type: services.msc look for: mysql right click properties where is written "path to executable", click and move the cursor to the right until you see the directory of my.ini, it's written "defaults-file-". to reach it manually on your explore folders you have to enable the visualization of hidden elements (explore folder>top menu>visualize>visualize hidden elements) as explained by this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvCAa2XuQhg answered Feb 11, 2019 at 11:35
Tms91Tms91 2,7842 gold badges34 silver badges61 bronze badges MySQL and MariaDBAccording to the documentation of both
MySQL and MariaDB you need to run mysql with Go to the command or terminal
You will see large output but first few lines will show the order the server is looking for the file. I got the following response. It will be different for your computer or server.
answered Oct 3, 2021 at 14:56
I met with the same problem when I did MSI install of MySQL and there were no my-medium.ini files too when I tried the above steps. Only installing the ZIP file of MySQL helped me. So, I suggest you to uninstall the MSI installed folder and reinstall using the ZIP file. answered Jan 22, 2017 at 4:58
on Windows if MySQL is install as a service you can change the binpath of the service. For example
space after binpath is important. You must escape double quotes answered May 14, 2020 at 10:59
For MySql Server 8.0 The default location is %WINDIR% or C:\Windows. You need to add a "my.ini" file there. Here's a sample of what I put in the ini file.
Make sure to restart the MySQL service after that. answered Dec 10, 2020 at 20:33
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