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NetWhiz
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Dec 24, 2025

Need a MySQL my.cnf from a working OS6 install

TL;DR

 

I updated my MySQL from 5.5 to 5.6 and did not backup the my.cnf file in /etc/mysql/ before it removed 5.5 for the package. Now, I am getting startup errors and I want to make sure it has the same defaults (the tweeks I can redo) w/o botching things up more. I have tried to find any online but to no avail. Any help with one from a 5.5 install would be appreciated.

 

Thank you,

NetWhiz

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  • #
    # The MySQL database server configuration file.
    #
    # You can copy this to one of:
    # - "/etc/mysql/my.cnf" to set global options,
    # - "~/.my.cnf" to set user-specific options.
    # 
    # One can use all long options that the program supports.
    # Run program with --help to get a list of available options and with
    # --print-defaults to see which it would actually understand and use.
    #
    # For explanations see
    # http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/server-system-variables.html
    
    # This will be passed to all mysql clients
    # It has been reported that passwords should be enclosed with ticks/quotes
    # escpecially if they contain "#" chars...
    # Remember to edit /etc/mysql/debian.cnf when changing the socket location.
    [client]
    port		= 3306
    socket		= /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
    
    # Here is entries for some specific programs
    # The following values assume you have at least 32M ram
    
    # This was formally known as [safe_mysqld]. Both versions are currently parsed.
    [mysqld_safe]
    socket		= /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
    nice		= 0
    
    [mysqld]
    #
    # * Basic Settings
    #
    user		= mysql
    pid-file	= /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
    socket		= /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
    port		= 3306
    basedir		= /usr
    datadir		= /var/lib/mysql
    tmpdir		= /tmp
    lc-messages-dir	= /usr/share/mysql
    skip-external-locking
    #
    # Instead of skip-networking the default is now to listen only on
    # localhost which is more compatible and is not less secure.
    bind-address		= 127.0.0.1
    #
    # * Fine Tuning
    #
    key_buffer		= 16M
    max_allowed_packet	= 16M
    thread_stack		= 192K
    thread_cache_size       = 8
    # This replaces the startup script and checks MyISAM tables if needed
    # the first time they are touched
    myisam-recover         = BACKUP
    #max_connections        = 100
    #table_cache            = 64
    #thread_concurrency     = 10
    #
    # * Query Cache Configuration
    #
    query_cache_limit	= 1M
    query_cache_size        = 16M
    #
    # * Logging and Replication
    #
    # Both location gets rotated by the cronjob.
    # Be aware that this log type is a performance killer.
    # As of 5.1 you can enable the log at runtime!
    #general_log_file        = /var/log/mysql/mysql.log
    #general_log             = 1
    #
    # Error log - should be very few entries.
    #
    log_error = /var/log/mysql/error.log
    #
    # Here you can see queries with especially long duration
    #slow_query_log_file = /var/log/mysql/mysql-slow.log
    #slow_query_log      = 1
    #long_query_time = 2
    #log_queries_not_using_indexes
    #
    # The following can be used as easy to replay backup logs or for replication.
    # note: if you are setting up a replication slave, see README.Debian about
    #       other settings you may need to change.
    #server-id		= 1
    #log_bin			= /var/log/mysql/mysql-bin.log
    expire_logs_days	= 10
    max_binlog_size         = 100M
    #binlog_do_db		= include_database_name
    #binlog_ignore_db	= include_database_name
    #
    # * InnoDB
    #
    # InnoDB is enabled by default with a 10MB datafile in /var/lib/mysql/.
    # Read the manual for more InnoDB related options. There are many!
    #
    # * Security Features
    #
    # Read the manual, too, if you want chroot!
    # chroot = /var/lib/mysql/
    #
    # For generating SSL certificates I recommend the OpenSSL GUI "tinyca".
    #
    # ssl-ca=/etc/mysql/cacert.pem
    # ssl-cert=/etc/mysql/server-cert.pem
    # ssl-key=/etc/mysql/server-key.pem
    
    
    
    [mysqldump]
    quick
    quote-names
    max_allowed_packet	= 16M
    
    [mysql]
    #no-auto-rehash	# faster start of mysql but no tab completition
    
    [isamchk]
    key_buffer		= 16M
    
    #
    # * IMPORTANT: Additional settings that can override those from this file!
    #   The files must end with '.cnf', otherwise they'll be ignored.
    #
    !includedir /etc/mysql/conf.d/

     

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