You may get this error after trying to backup your mysql database using mysqldump command
warning: World-writable config file /etc/my.cnf is ignored
or sometime when yoy start Xampp, you may see error like this:
Starting XAMPP for Linux …
XAMPP: Starting Apache with SSL (and PHP5)…
XAMPP: Starting MySQL…
XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD…
warning: World-writable config file /etc/my.cnf is ignored
warning: World-writable config file /etc/my.cnf is ignored
warning: World-writable config file /etc/my.cnf is ignored
XAMPP for Linux started.
This is just a waring and can be ignored but here is the solution how to fix it
MySQL is deliberately ignoring your config file (my.cnf) as a safety precaution because the file can be over-written by a malicious user.
To see the file’s permissions, use the following command.To see the file’s permissions, use the following command.
ls -l /etc/my.cnf
in response, you will see:
-rw-r–r– 1 4998 Apr 2 2010 /etc/my.cnf
If the first part of the line looks like “-rw-rw-rw-” or “rwxrwxrwx”, the file’s permissions are “World-writable”.
To fix this problem, use the following command to change file’s permissions
chmod 644 /opt/lampp/etc/my.cnf
Note: if you looking for a way to backup your Mysql database via ssh and mysqldump, then please read my previous post about how to backup your online website and clone or sync it to local website
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Roy
July 9, 2010
4:57 pm
Hello, I am using fat32 FS.
chmod 644 /opt/lampp/etc/my.cnf
But it doesn’t work!
Is there a way to make it work on FAT32 file sysyem?
JC
February 12, 2011
5:15 pm
Thank you very much
This solution fixed my problem with MySQL and Joola!
Thorn
February 25, 2011
2:28 am
Roy, the FS is not your problem, the problem it’s that probably you mysql directory is not /opt/lampp/etc/my.cnf try with /etc/mysql/my.conf maybe can resolve, good luck!!
Arun
April 1, 2011
2:07 pm
Thanks for your post. This was really helpful when googling to fix the same issue like mad.
Artur
April 7, 2011
11:40 am
Hay Roy!
In fat32FS all files have rights 777 everytime! You can set rights 644 in Linux (ext2/ext3/ext4) FS.
NaiveGeek
May 11, 2011
11:40 pm
thanks dude it helped me
NaiveGeek
Balaji
June 6, 2011
5:32 pm
Works great .. thanks
khaleel khan
July 1, 2011
3:20 pm
hi my name is khaleel,
In mysql database is crashed, when we have to run the mysql it shows warning message like warning: World-writable config file /etc/my.cnf is ignore. PLEASE GIVE ME SUGGESTION TO RECOVERY MY DATABASE.