A small tweek in MySQL Data path in Linux using webmin Rumi, June 12, 2008 By default all database and data are stored in /var/lib/mysql But whenever, you’re planning to setup a virtual hosted server, it is wise to set up and configure this db to be set up in some different bigger disk space. Like I use to place this data path to /home/mysql How to change this using webmin From your webmin Servers > MySQL Database Server > MySQL Server Configuration section look for- Database files directory = /var/lib/mysql Now change this to- Database files directory = /home/mysql A small reminder- don’t forget to create “mysql” directory in /home location! It’s done! You have changed the data storage path! Precaution: It is recommended to modify or update this mysql data path on a fresh installation- without any cpanel or virtualmin server is hosted. And also don’t you forget to restart the MySQL service after this changes are made! Happy data organizing!!! 😛 Configurations (Linux)