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Where can I find the file my.ini file for windows mysql server?

The same question is repeated again and again and i am another one repeating this question . I have already set up my mysql server . Its location is C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5 but i am not able to find the my.ini file inside the above path . When i type the command c:>mysql --help The output looks like

Default options are read from the following files in the given order: C:\Windows\my.ini C:\Windows\my.cnf C:\my.ini C:\my.cnf C:\Program Files\MySQL\M ySQL Server 5.5\my.ini C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\my.cnf The following groups are read: mysql client

But when I opened the above locations from where it is reading these files ,I am unable to locate the file . Can anyone tell me what is the exact way to retireve the my.ini file for WINDOWS?

Solution

  • To configure the client and utility applications, create a new my.ini file in the Windows installation directory. More info here