1 when executing mysqld command, the following configuration will take effect, takes effect when the service starts mysql
[mysqld]
= utf8 character_set_server
collation = utf8_general_ci #-Server is a collation, the default is the general, if not it will be able to change this
port = 3306 # mysql server default listening (listen on) a TCP / IP port
datadir = "C: / Program Files / MySQL / MySQL Server 5.5 / Data" # mysql database file directory
2 client for global configuration command, mysql client when the command is executed, the following configuration to take effect
[client]
default-character-set=utf8
3. Only for this configuration mysql client, 2 global, and here it is only partially configured for this command mysql
[mysql]
user=root
password=666
default-character-set=utf8
If no # [mysql], the user performs the configuration when the command mysql [client] using whichever comes mysql mysql client system