# /etc/mysql/my.cnf: The global mysql configuration file. # $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/dev-db/mysql/files/my.cnf-4.0,v 1.2 2008/11/14 02:16:25 robbat2 Exp $ # # This file can be simultaneously placed in three places: # 1. /etc/mysql/my.cnf to set global options. # 2. /var/lib/mysql/my.cnf to set server-specific options. # 3. ~/.my.cnf to set user-specific options. # # One can use all long options that the program supports. # Run the program with --help to get a list of them. # # The following values assume you have at least 64M RAM! [client] #password = my_password port = 3306 socket = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock [safe_mysqld] err-log = /var/log/mysql/mysql.err [mysqld] user = mysql pid-file = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid socket = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock log-error = /var/log/mysql/mysqld.err # If set, mysql logs all queries (general query log). This will be deprecated in # MySQL 5.0. This logs all queries, even error queries and is slow. # log = /var/log/mysql/mysql.log # # If you really need logging, you'd rather use binary logging. Especially when doing # replication. Read file:/usr/share/doc/mysql-*/manual.html.gz#Replication for info. # You can use PURGE MASTER LOGS TO '$hostname-bin.010' to get rid of old logs # from $hostname-bin.01 up to $hostname-bin.09 while the slave server is # running. # Before doing that, check which logfile slave curently uses by running # mysql> SHOW SLAVE STATUS # To list logfiles on master do: # mysql> SHOW MASTER LOGS # Then use PURGE for those not needed anymore only! Never remove the files # manually! # # Also consult RESET MASTER and RESET SLAVE commands before doing any changes # mysql> RESET MASTER - Deletes all binary logs listed in the index # file, resetting the binlog index file to be empty. # mysql> RESET SLAVE - Makes the slave forget its replication position in # the master logs. # mysql> SET SQL_LOG_BIN=0 - this turns off logging (execute on MASTER only) # mysql> SET SQL_LOG_BIN=1 - this turns on logging (execute on MASTER only) # # log-bin # set-variable = binlog-do-db=non_existant # set-variable = binlog-ignore-db=database_name # # server-id has to unique for each master or slave in your network, # lets use the last number from IP address # server-id = 207 basedir = /usr datadir = /var/lib/mysql tmpdir = /tmp language = /usr/share/mysql/english skip-locking set-variable = key_buffer=16M set-variable = max_allowed_packet=1M set-variable = thread_stack=128K # be secure by default! bind-address = 127.0.0.1 port = 3306 # this can make it even more secure: #skip-networking # # the following is the InnoDB configuration # if you wish to disable innodb instead # uncomment just the next line #skip-innodb # # the rest of the innodb config follows: # don't eat too much memory, we're trying to be safe on 64Mb boxes # you might want to bump this up a bit on boxes with more RAM set-variable = innodb_buffer_pool_size=32M # this is the default, increase it if you have lots of tables set-variable = innodb_additional_mem_pool_size=1M # # i'd like to use /var/lib/mysql/innodb, but that is seen as a database :-( # and upstream wants things to be under /var/lib/mysql/, so that's the route # we have to take for the moment innodb_data_home_dir = /var/lib/mysql/ innodb_log_arch_dir = /var/lib/mysql/ innodb_log_group_home_dir = /var/lib/mysql/ # you may wish to change this size to be more suitable for your system # the max is there to avoid run-away growth on your machine innodb_data_file_path = ibdata1:10M:autoextend:max:128M # we keep this at around 25% of of innodb_buffer_pool_size # sensible values range from 1MB to (1/innodb_log_files_in_group*innodb_buffer_pool_size) set-variable = innodb_log_file_size=8M # this is the default, increase it if you have very large transactions going on set-variable = innodb_log_buffer_size=1M # this is the default and won't hurt you # you shouldn't need to tweak it set-variable = innodb_log_files_in_group=2 # see the innodb config docs, the other options are not always safe innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 1 innodb_file_per_table [mysqldump] quick set-variable = max_allowed_packet=16M [mysql] #no-auto-rehash # faster start of mysql but no tab completion [isamchk] set-variable = key_buffer=16M