In MySQL installations prior to version 4.1.5 it was customary
to name the server configuration file
my.cnf
or my.ini
and
locate the file either at c:\my.cnf
or
c:\Windows\my.ini
.
The new MySQL Configuration Wizard places the
my.ini
file in the installation directory
of the MySQL server. This helps associate configuration files
with particular server instances.
To ensure that the MySQL server knows where to look for the
my.ini
file, an argument similar to this
is passed to the MySQL server as part of the service
installation:
--defaults-file="C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 4.1
\my.ini"
Here, C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server
4.1
is replaced with the installation path to
the MySQL Server. The
--defaults-file
option
instructs the MySQL server to read the specified file for
configuration options when it starts.
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