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Under Windows, *.cnf is a hidden extension on some systems<br />
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'C:\Windows\my.cnf' would show up as 'C:\Windows\my' because the &quot;.cnf&quot; extension is hidden under some Windows systems. 
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Under Windows, *.cnf is a hidden extension on some systems

'C:\Windows\my.cnf' would show up as 'C:\Windows\my' because the ".cnf" extension is hidden under some Windows systems.

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On linux thefile is typicaly located at /etc/my.cnf If it is not there you can search fo the file with<br />
find / -name my.cnf
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On linux thefile is typicaly located at /etc/my.cnf If it is not there you can search fo the file with
find / -name my.cnf

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&quot;unable to find my.cnf&quot;<br />
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Hmm... Where did you leave it last? &nbsp;;o)<br />
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"unable to find my.cnf"

Hmm... Where did you leave it last?  ;o)



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Hi tripat,<br />
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Have you installed mySQL from source/RPM(Binary)?<br />
If you have installed from any binary/RPM then the my.cnf should be in /etc/..<br />
Say if this file is not found anywhere, then you can create my.cnf file. Please check this url for &nbsp;how to stuff..<br />
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<a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Option_files.html" rel="ugc nofollow">http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Option_files.html</a><br />
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Hope this helps!
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Hi tripat,

Have you installed mySQL from source/RPM(Binary)?
If you have installed from any binary/RPM then the my.cnf should be in /etc/..
Say if this file is not found anywhere, then you can create my.cnf file. Please check this url for  how to stuff..

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Option_files.html [http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Option_files.html]


Hope this helps!

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Hi,<br />
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I wanted to increase the max_connection variable to 500 but I am unable to find my.cnf file. please help.<br />
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Hi,

I wanted to increase the max_connection variable to 500 but I am unable to find my.cnf file. please help.



unable to find my.cnf

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