Where to find MySQL Database file

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I have installed the wamp server. I am working on a web application and using the MySQL database. I want to know that where my database file resides in the wamp folder. I mean MS Access has .mdb file, SQL Server has .mdf file, similarly I want to know that Which is mySQL file in which my data is being stored and where I can found it, so that I can keep its backup.

Posted 29-Apr-11 0:37am

rashidfarooq

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Ryan Zahra · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-29T00:41:00

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MySQL has a file format of .frm

Posted 29-Apr-11 0:41am

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rashidfarooq 29-Apr-11 7:11am

does this file store only the information schema or the data as well?

Ryan Zahra 29-Apr-11 7:24am

http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/MySQL_Internals_File_Formats

rashidfarooq 30-Apr-11 2:26am

thanks for answering.

markkuk · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-29T01:25:00

The directory where MySQL database files are stored is defined in the MySQL configuration file my.cnf or my.ini. The actual file names and suffixes depend on which storage engines[^] you are using. You should backup the whole MySQL data directory when the database server is stopped, or use the mysqldump program to create a snaphot of the database. See: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/backup-and-recovery.html[^]