mycnf | /var/logs/paulooi.log https://logs.paulooi.com Systems Admin, Web Development and etc Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:38:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 How to Change MySQL Data Directory in Linux Centos https://logs.paulooi.com/how-to-change-mysql-data-directory-in-linux-centos.php https://logs.paulooi.com/how-to-change-mysql-data-directory-in-linux-centos.php#respond Sat, 02 Jul 2011 06:04:37 +0000 http://systems.takizo.com/?p=1413 By default Linux CentOS or other Linux Distro installation, MySQL data directory is stored in /var/db/mysql, how can I change it to other directory in example /db/mysql? It is always better to have MySQL Data Directory store in a specific...

The post How to Change MySQL Data Directory in Linux Centos first appeared on /var/logs/paulooi.log.]]> By default Linux CentOS or other Linux Distro installation, MySQL data directory is stored in /var/db/mysql, how can I change it to other directory in example /db/mysql?

It is always better to have MySQL Data Directory store in a specific partition/drive. It will help on performance and better management and scalability. You change change the data store directory in Linux by editing /etc/my.cnf file.

Edit /etc/my.cnf file


# vi /etc/my.cnf

Change the data directory structure


datadir=/db/mysql
socket=/db/mysql/mysql.sock

After the file has been updated, restart MySQL service.

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