MySQL mysql.conf configuration example for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

Get the default configuration file mysql.conf for MySQL, optimized for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr). 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/init/mysql.conf.

For more configurations and setup guides, visit our related files section to further customize your system.

    # MySQL Service

description     "MySQL Server"
author          "Mario Limonciello <superm1@ubuntu.com>"

start on runlevel [2345]
stop on starting rc RUNLEVEL=[016]

respawn
respawn limit 2 5

env HOME=/etc/mysql
umask 007

# The default of 5 seconds is too low for mysql which needs to flush buffers
kill timeout 300

pre-start script
    ## Fetch a particular option from mysql's invocation.
    # Usage: void mysqld_get_param option
    mysqld_get_param() {
      /usr/sbin/mysqld --print-defaults \
        | tr " " "\n" \
        | grep -- "--$1" \
        | tail -n 1 \
        | cut -d= -f2
    }

    # priority can be overriden and "-s" adds output to stderr
    ERR_LOGGER="logger -p daemon.err -t /etc/init/mysql.conf -i"

    #Sanity checks
    [ -r $HOME/my.cnf ]
    [ -d /var/run/mysqld ] || install -m 755 -o mysql -g root -d /var/run/mysqld
    /lib/init/apparmor-profile-load usr.sbin.mysqld

    # check for diskspace shortage
    datadir=`mysqld_get_param datadir`
    BLOCKSIZE=`LC_ALL=C df --portability $datadir/. | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $4}'`
    if [ $BLOCKSIZE -le 4096 ] ; then
      echo "$0: ERROR: The partition with $datadir is too full!" >&2
      echo "ERROR: The partition with $datadir is too full!" | $ERR_LOGGER
      exit 1
    fi
end script

exec /usr/sbin/mysqld

post-start script
   for i in `seq 1 30` ; do
        /usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file="${HOME}"/debian.cnf ping && {
            exec "${HOME}"/debian-start
            # should not reach this line
            exit 2
        }
        statusnow=`status`
        if echo $statusnow | grep -q 'stop/' ; then
            exit 0
        elif echo $statusnow | grep -q 'respawn/' ; then
            exit 1
        fi
        sleep 1
    done
    exit 1
end script

    
  

Config Details

Location
/etc/init/mysql.conf
Operating system
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)
Length
65 lines
MD5 checksum
71336a028e3501bae965ac13f0e6d3fc

Usage

Download the raw file with wget or curl

Wget

wget -O mysql.conf.example https://exampleconfig.com/static/raw/mysql/ubuntu14.04/etc/init/mysql.conf

cURL

curl https://exampleconfig.com/static/raw/mysql/ubuntu14.04/etc/init/mysql.conf > mysql.conf.example