When should I use this my.cnf.fallback?
Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current MySQL config.
MySQL /etc/mysql/my.cnf.fallback
Original
📋 Debian 9 (Stretch)
32 lines
Works On
Viewing:
Debian 9 (Stretch)
Same on:
Other versions:
Details
- Size
- 32 lines
- MD5
- dbe8b375666bb60e9fa888b0dce2e6ca
- SHA256
- bbda5da2a4180335733738c1c1b529203aa969df6d1535dcb454da66d32f6d9d
/etc/mysql/my.cnf.fallback
# Copyright (c) 2015, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. # # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2.0, # as published by the Free Software Foundation. # # This program is also distributed with certain software (including # but not limited to OpenSSL) that is licensed under separate terms, # as designated in a particular file or component or in included license # documentation. The authors of MySQL hereby grant you an additional # permission to link the program and your derivative works with the # separately licensed software that they have included with MySQL. # # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License, version 2.0, for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA # # The MySQL Community Server configuration file. # # For explanations see # http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/server-system-variables.html # * IMPORTANT: Additional settings that can override those from this file! # The files must end with '.cnf', otherwise they'll be ignored. # !includedir /etc/mysql/conf.d/
Copy & Paste
curl:
curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/dbe8b375666bb60e9fa888b0dce2e6ca?hint=my.cnf.fallback
wget:
wget -O my.cnf.fallback https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/dbe8b375666bb60e9fa888b0dce2e6ca?hint=my.cnf.fallback
For AI Agents
<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/dbe8b375666bb60e9fa888b0dce2e6ca?hint=my.cnf.fallback' /><config><app>MySQL</app><os>Debian 9 (Stretch)</os><location>/etc/mysql/my.cnf.fallback</location><lines>32</lines><md5>dbe8b375666bb60e9fa888b0dce2e6ca</md5><sha256>bbda5da2a4180335733738c1c1b529203aa969df6d1535dcb454da66d32f6d9d</sha256></config></prompt>
Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI assistant.
Install MySQL
Debian
sudo apt update && sudo apt install mysql-server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
sudo yum install mysql-server
Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt install mysql-server
File Location
FAQ
How do I restore MySQL defaults?
Download the file, back up the current one in /etc/mysql/my.cnf.fallback, replace it, then reload or restart MySQL.
Is my.cnf.fallback safe for production?
It is the vendor default for Debian 9 (Stretch). Treat it as a baseline and review security and performance settings before production use.
How does this differ from other OS versions?
Defaults vary by distro and version. This copy matches Debian 9 (Stretch).
Can I use this for MySQL troubleshooting?
Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.
