On Sep 15, 2014, at 2:22 PM, Murray Eisenberg wrote: > > (1) Right now for my installation of mysql56-server (and mysql56), I've put > all my configuration settings in > > /opt/local/etc/mysql56/my.cnf > > (a) With _no_ setting there for basedir, mysql server and client work just > fine. > > (b) If I use "basedir = /opt/local/lib/mysql56", then the server won't > start. I get error: > "The server quit without updating PID file > (/opt/local/var/db/mysql56/Blackstone.local.pid)." > > So what should the value of basedir be, in other words, for the MacPorts > port just what _is_ the "installation > directory" (as the MySQL docs say the value should be)?? >
If it works fine without setting basedir, then don't set it. I don't recall having ever set that value. > (2) For the MacPorts version of mysql, what is the recommended or preferred > location for my.cnf? > > Possibilities are: > > /opt/local/etc/mysql56/my.cnf (which I'm using) > /opt/local/etc/my.cnf > /private/etc/my.cnf Any location you like that MySQL supports. _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
