>Better practice is to have a ~/.my.cnf file or elsewhere[...]
I am surprised that nobody mentioned the command "mysql_config_editor" and mysql's --login-path option, which permit passwordless database logins more securely than storing plaintext passwords in .my.cnf. https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/mysql-config-editor.html Why do people still use .my.cnf? -- Dan Barrett dbarr...@blazemonger.com _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss