config files for mysql

[Murray Eisenberg]

What exactly is the relationship among the following files installed by mysql56-server?

   /private/etc/my_macports.conf
   /opt/local/etc/mysql56/my-new.cnf
   /opt/local/share/mysql56/support-files/macports/my.cnf

And in which of these should one change settings? Or should one do it in a file my.cnf somewhere else?

(This is very muddled given that the MacPorts port distributes files into somewhat different locations, relative to /opt/local, than the native MySQL distribution does, relative to /usr/local.)


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