{"id":12135,"date":"2019-03-22T11:39:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T11:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=12135"},"modified":"2019-03-22T11:39:28","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T11:39:28","slug":"how-to-find-mysql-php-and-apache-configuration-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/03\/22\/how-to-find-mysql-php-and-apache-configuration-files\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find MySQL, PHP and Apache Configuration Files"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this post, we will learn a number of commands for locating the default configuration files for\u00a0MySQL<\/strong>\u00a0database server\u00a0(my.conf)<\/code>, PHP programming language\u00a0(php.ini)<\/code>\u00a0and Apache HTTP server\u00a0(http.conf)<\/code>, which together with Linux form the\u00a0LAMP (Linux Apache Mysql\/MariaDB PHP)<\/a>\u00a0stack.<\/p>\n

A configuration file (or config file) contains system related or application settings. It gives developers and administrators control over operation of the system or an application.<\/p>\n

As a Linux Sysadmin, knowing the location of configuration files or mastering means of finding them is an invaluable skill.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Linux Directory Structure<\/a>, the\u00a0\/etc<\/code>\u00a0directory or its sub-directories store system related or application configuration files.<\/p>\n

Although this is the primary location of configuration files, a few developers choose to store other configuration files in custom directories.<\/p>\n

How To Find MySQL (my.conf) Configuration File<\/h3>\n

You can locate the the MySQL configuration file using the\u00a0mysql command line tool<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0mysqladmin<\/a>, a client for managing a MySQL server.<\/p>\n

The following commands will display the\u00a0mysql<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0mysqladmin<\/strong>\u00a0help page, which includes a section that talks about the files (configuration files) from which default options are read.<\/p>\n

In the commands below, the\u00a0grep<\/strong>\u00a0option\u00a0-A<\/code>\u00a0displays NUM lines of trailing context after matching lines.<\/p>\n

$ mysql --help | grep -A1 'Default options'\r\nOR\r\n$ mysqladmin --help | grep -A1 'Default options'\r\n<\/pre>\n
\n
\"Find<\/a><\/p>\n
Find MySQL my.cnf Configuration File<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Make an effort to master the MySQL administration through these helpful articles.<\/p>\n
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  1. Learn MySQL for Beginners Guide \u2013 Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Learn MySQL for Beginners Guide \u2013 Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. 20 Useful Mysqladmin Commands for Database Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    How To Find PHP (php.ini) Configuration File<\/h3>\n
    PHP<\/strong>\u00a0can be controlled from the terminal using\u00a0php command line utility<\/a>, in conjunction with the\u00a0-i<\/code>\u00a0switch which enables showing of PHP information and configurations and\u00a0grep command<\/a>\u00a0help you to can find the PHP configuration file like so:<\/p>\n
    $ php -i | grep \"Loaded Configuration File\"\r\n<\/pre>\n
    \n
    \"Find<\/a><\/p>\n
    Find PHP (php.ini) Configuration File<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
    Find Apache http.conf\/apache2.conf Configuration File<\/h3>\n
    You can invoke\u00a0apache2<\/strong>\u00a0directly (which is not recommended in most cases) or administer it using\u00a0apache2ctl<\/strong>control interface as below with the\u00a0-V<\/code>\u00a0flag which shows the version and build parameters of apache2:<\/p>\n
    --------- On CentOS\/RHEL\/Fedora ---------\r\n$ apachectl -V | grep SERVER_CONFIG_FILE\r\n\r\n--------- On Debian\/Ubuntu\/Linux Mint ---------\r\n$ apache2ctl -V | grep SERVER_CONFIG_FILE\r\n<\/pre>\n
    \n
    \"Find<\/a><\/p>\n
    Find Apache Configuration File<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
    That\u2019s all! Remember to share your thoughts about this post or provide us other possible ways of locating the above configuration files in the comments.<\/p>\n
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    In this post, we will learn a number of commands for locating the default configuration files for\u00a0MySQL\u00a0database server\u00a0(my.conf), PHP programming language\u00a0(php.ini)\u00a0and Apache HTTP server\u00a0(http.conf), which together with Linux form the\u00a0LAMP (Linux Apache Mysql\/MariaDB PHP)\u00a0stack. A configuration file (or config file) contains system related or application settings. It gives developers and administrators control over operation of … <\/p>\n
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