MySQL file locations

Posted under » MySQL » Ubuntu » Mac on 11 November 2009

Applies to Ubuntu

• /etc/mysql/my.cnf

this is where the databases are located.

• /var/lib/mysql

However, in some cases, you might want to put it elsewhere or make it portable.

Applies to Mac OS X Leopard

To run mysql command

/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -u root -p