I can't find the file "my.cnf" or "my.ini"

Question

I installed version 8 of MySQL and I can't find the configuration file

I was reading and everyone says that it is inside the "MySQL Server x.0" folder, but in my case it does not appear, neither inside the "etc" or "bin" folder

Answer 1

How I found mine was like this;

mysqld --help --verbose | grep my.cnf

Answer 2

On Windows my.ini file will be auto generated when you install MySQL server. It will be located in a hidden directory ProgramData.

C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0

In order to view these files you may need to show hidden items. To do that

Open file explorer > View > Tick Hidden Items