Get the default configuration file mysql.cnf for MySQL, optimized for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus). 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/mysql/mysql.cnf.
For more configurations and setup guides, visit our related files section to further customize your system.
#
# The MySQL database server configuration file.
#
# You can copy this to one of:
# - "/etc/mysql/my.cnf" to set global options,
# - "~/.my.cnf" to set user-specific options.
#
# One can use all long options that the program supports.
# Run program with --help to get a list of available options and with
# --print-defaults to see which it would actually understand and use.
#
# 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/
!includedir /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/
Download the raw file with wget or curl
wget -O mysql.cnf.example https://exampleconfig.com/static/raw/mysql/ubuntu16.04/etc/mysql/mysql.cnf
curl https://exampleconfig.com/static/raw/mysql/ubuntu16.04/etc/mysql/mysql.cnf > mysql.cnf.example
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