Get the default configuration file mysql-server.cnf for MySQL, optimized for CentOS Linux 8. This example configuration ensures optimal compatibility and performance for MySQL, making it easy to set up and adjust to meet your needs.
Find and download the configuration file here: /etc/my.cnf.d/mysql-server.cnf.
For more configurations and setup guides, visit our related files section to further customize your system.
#
# This group are read by MySQL server.
# Use it for options that only the server (but not clients) should see
#
# For advice on how to change settings please see
# http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/en/server-configuration-defaults.html
# Settings user and group are ignored when systemd is used.
# If you need to run mysqld under a different user or group,
# customize your systemd unit file for mysqld according to the
# instructions in http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Systemd
[mysqld]
datadir=/var/lib/mysql
socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
log-error=/var/log/mysql/mysqld.log
pid-file=/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
Download the raw file with wget or curl
wget -O mysql-server.cnf.example https://exampleconfig.com/static/raw/mysql/centos8/etc/my.cnf.d/mysql-server.cnf
curl https://exampleconfig.com/static/raw/mysql/centos8/etc/my.cnf.d/mysql-server.cnf > mysql-server.cnf.example
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