Adam: You create the configuration files ... the MySQL distribution has samples (my-huge.cnf, my-large.cnf, etc.) which you should edit to make sure settings are appropriate for your needs.
Gerald Jensen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fortuno, Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 7:52 AM Subject: Configuration File Creation - Automatic or manual? > All, > > A little confused about what creates configuration (my.cnf) files. I'm > running MacOS X 10.2 (Jaguar) running MySQL 4.0.x. I was looking for the > global and server level configuration files in the following directories: > > Global -> /etc/my.cnf > Server -> /mysql/data/my.cnf > > I was unable to locate the files. Is this something I've got to create, or > is it generated during installation? If the files aren't generated during > installation, what does MySQL use when the .cnf files don't exist? > > http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Option_files.html > > Regards, > Adam Fortuno (x4904) > <<Adam Fortuno (E-mail).vcf>> > > About the auto-start-up/shut-down on OS X: > > OS X doesn't provide (as best I can find) a way through aqua (OS X's GUI) to > automatically start and stop MySQL. However, OS X allows items to be > kicked-off automatically at boot-up through the "/Library/StartupItems/" > directory. The book "Managing & Using MySQL from O'Reilly (ISBN: > 0-596-00211-4)" has a page dedicated to the setup (page 69). I haven't been > able to get this to work. I was able to download a binary that started MySQL > server. The installer setup everything in the StartupItems folder. I got the > stuff from www.entropy.ch (Marc Liyanage's site). With this, MySQL server > starts at boot, but I cannot get it to automatically shut down! So each time > I shutdown I have to first remember to shutdown mysqld (that sucks). For > now, I'm just starting and stopping it manually (makes it easier to remember > I have to shut it down). I'll keep at it though. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
