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
This will be passed to all mysql clients
It has been reported that passwords should be enclosed with ticks/quotes
escpecially if they contain “#” chars…
Remember to edit /etc/mysql/debian.cnf when changing the socket location.
[client]
port