I set up a test server on Ubuntu locally at the office, and when I installed mysql and I ran the mysql -V command, I get this result:
mysql Ver 8.0.19-0ubuntu0.19.10.3 for Linux on x86_64 ((Ubuntu))
And on the DigitalOcean droplet, the result is one: mysql Ver 8.0.19 for Linux on x86_64 (MySQL Community Server - GPL)
my.cnf for mysql Ver 8.0.19-0ubuntu0.19.10.3 for Linux on x86_64 ((Ubuntu)):
[mysqld]
#
# * Basic Settings
#
user = mysql
# pid-file = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
# socket = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
# port = 3306
# datadir = /var/lib/mysql
# If MySQL is running as a replication slave, this should be
# changed. Ref https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/server-system-variables.html#sysvar_tmpdir
# tmpdir = /tmp
#
# 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_size = 16M
# max_allowed_packet = 64M
# thread_stack = 256K
# thread_cache_size = -1
# This replaces the startup script and checks MyISAM tables if needed
# the first time they are touched
myisam-recover-options = BACKUP
# max_connections = 151
# table_open_cache = 4000
#
# * Logging and Replication
#
# Both location gets rotated by the cronjob.
#
# Log all queries
# Be aware that this log type is a performance killer.
# general_log_file = /var/log/mysql/query.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 = 1
# slow_query_log_file = /var/log/mysql/mysql-slow.log
# 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
# binlog_expire_logs_seconds = 2592000
max_binlog_size = 100M
# binlog_do_db = include_database_name
# binlog_ignore_db = include_database_name
my.cnf for mysql Ver 8.0.19 for Linux on x86_64 (MySQL Community Server - GPL) DigitalOcean:
[mysqld]
pid-file = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
socket = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
datadir = /var/lib/mysql
log-error = /var/log/mysql/error.log
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put simply, the MySQL installed via apt has been compiled to meet Canonical’s (Ubuntu parent company) preferences. This will include paths, variables and defaults. It’s not wildly different but it’s how they think it’s best ‘out of the box’. Oracle provide a somewhat un-opinionated installation making a minimal my.cnf file.
Neither Oracle or Ubuntu provide the final destination for configuration out of the box. It’s extremely likely that your application is going to influence further tuning to best meet it’s needs.
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