Where is the my.cnf located on a Vista? [closed]

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Would anyone know where I could find the my.cnf file(s) on Vista? I am using XAMPP (C:/xampp) and I tried searching within that directory, but I can't seem to find it.

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my.cnf or my.ini is probably in C:\xampp\mysql\

If not there, you can try the following, which I found here:

To find these MySQL config files, do this:

1. Go to Folder Options: in any folder, go to the top horizontal main text menu >> Tools >> Folder Options

2. Enable 'View Hidden Files and Folders', and 'View Protected System Files', save & exit

3. Go to C Drive, locate and rename the my.ini file, which will now be visible. Rename it as my.ini.bak

4. Go to /xampp/msql/bin - locate and rename my.cnf, to my.cnf.bak

5. If there is no file my.cnf, but there is one called my - then that is the one you want. Rename it to my.cnf.bak