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Where does MySQL store it database files

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:28 am
by mister_v
Hi,

does anyone knowns where MySQL stores the database files?

Thanks,

Re: Where does MySQL store it database files

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 3:47 pm
by chris
This is set by datadir in my.cf (/etc/mysql/my.cnf) in Linux,
or my.ini (C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\my.ini) in Windows

Standard it is in Linux:
datadir = /var/lib/mysql

in Windows:
datadir="C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/Data/"

Re: Where does MySQL store it database files

Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 9:05 pm
by mister_v
Thanks for the info