MySQL database server (my.conf), PHP programming language (php.ini) and Apache HTTP server (http.conf), which together with Linux form the LAMP (Linux Apache Mysql/MariaDB PHP) stack.

 

A configuration file (or config file) contains system-related or application settings. It gives developers and administrators control over the operation of the system or an application.

 

In Linux Directory Structure, the /etc directory or its sub-directories store system related or application configuration files.

 

How To Find MySQL (my.conf) Configuration File

 

You can locate the MySQL configuration file using the mysql command-line tool or mysqladmin, a client for managing a MySQL server.

 

The following commands will display the mysql or mysqladmin help page, which includes a section that talks about the files (configuration files) from which default options are read.

 

In the commands below, the grep option -A displays NUM lines of trailing context after matching lines.

$ mysql --help | grep -A1 'Default options'
OR
$ mysqladmin --help | grep -A1 'Default options'

 

How To Find PHP (php.ini) Configuration File

 

PHP can be controlled from the terminal using php command-line utility, in conjunction with the -i switch which enables showing of PHP information and configurations and grep command help you to can find the PHP configuration file like so:

$ php -i | grep "Loaded Configuration File"

 

Find Apache http.conf/apache2.conf Configuration File

 

You can invoke apache2 directly (which is not recommended in most cases) or administer it using apache2ctl control interface as below with the -V flag which shows the version and builds parameters of apache2:

--------- On CentOS/RHEL/Fedora ---------
$ apachectl -V | grep SERVER_CONFIG_FILE

--------- On Debian/Ubuntu/Linux Mint ---------
$ apache2ctl -V | grep SERVER_CONFIG_FILE

 

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