Location of my.cnf file on macOS
database, macos, mysql
Solution
This thread on the MySQL forum says:
By default, the OS X installation does not use a my.cnf, and MySQL just uses the default values. To set up your own my.cnf, you could just create a file straight in /etc.
OS X provides example configuration files at `/usr/local/mysql/support-files/`.
And if you can't find them there, MySQLWorkbench can create them for you by:
- Opening a connection.
- In the left column select "Administration" tab and then the "Options File" under "INSTANCE" in the menu.
- MySQL Workbench will search for `my.cnf` and if it can't find it, it'll create it for you.
Problem
I'm trying to follow along this tutorial to enable remote access to MySQL. The problem is, where should `my.cnf` file be located? I'm using Mac OS X Lion.