# Example mysql config file for large systems. # # This is for large system with memory = 512M where the system runs mainly # MySQL. # # You can copy this file to # /etc/mf.cnf to set global options, # mysql-data-dir/my.cnf to set server-specific options (in this # installation this directory is @localstatedir@) or # ~/.my.cnf to set user-specific options. # # One can in this file use all long options that the program supports. # If you want to know which options a program support, run the program # with --help option. # The following options will be passed to all MySQL clients [client] #password = your_password port = @MYSQL_TCP_PORT@ socket = @MYSQL_UNIX_ADDR@ # Here follows entries for some specific programs # The MySQL server [mysqld] port = @MYSQL_TCP_PORT@ socket = @MYSQL_UNIX_ADDR@ skip-locking set-variable = key_buffer=256M set-variable = max_allowed_packet=1M set-variable = table_cache=256 set-variable = sort_buffer=1M set-variable = record_buffer=1M set-variable = myisam_sort_buffer_size=64M set-variable = thread_cache=8 set-variable = thread_concurrency=8 # Try number of CPU's*2 log-update # Uncomment the following if you are using BDB tables #set-variable = bdb_cache_size=64M # Point the following paths to different dedicated disks #tmpdir = /tmp/ #log-update = /path-to-dedicated-directory/hostname [mysqldump] quick set-variable = max_allowed_packet=16M [mysql] no-auto-rehash #safe-updates # Remove the comment character if you are not familiar with SQL [isamchk] set-variable = key_buffer=128M set-variable = sort_buffer=128M set-variable = read_buffer=2M set-variable = write_buffer=2M [myisamchk] set-variable = key_buffer=128M set-variable = sort_buffer=128M set-variable = read_buffer=2M set-variable = write_buffer=2M