[mysql] How to change the default port of mysql from 3306 to 3360

I want to change the default port number of MySQL server presently it is 3306. I want to change it to 3360.

I have tried:

-- port=3360

But things are not working for me. Please provide query to change port not any configuration. I am using Windows 8 64 bit.

In Windows 8.1 x64 bit os, Currently I am using MySQL version :

Server version: 5.7.11-log MySQL Community Server (GPL)

For changing your MySQL port number, Go to installation directory, my installation directory is :

C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7

open the my-default.ini Configuration Setting file in any text editor.

search the line in the configuration file.

# port = .....

replace it with :

port=<my_new_port_number>

like my self changed to :

port=15800

To apply the changes don't forget to immediate either restart the MySQL Server or your OS.

Hope this would help many one.

When server first starts the my.ini may not be created where everyone has stated. I was able to find mine in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6

This location has the defaults for every setting.

# CLIENT SECTION
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# The following options will be read by MySQL client applications.
# Note that only client applications shipped by MySQL are guaranteed
# to read this section. If you want your own MySQL client program to
# honor these values, you need to specify it as an option during the
# MySQL client library initialization.
#
[client]

# pipe
# socket=0.0
port=4306  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Change this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mysql]
no-beep

default-character-set=utf8

If you're on Windows, you may find the config file my.ini it in this directory

C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\

You open this file in a text editor and look for this section:

# The TCP/IP Port the MySQL Server will listen on
port=3306

Then you change the number of the port, save the file. Find the service MYSQL57 under Task Manager > Services and restart it.

The best way to do this is take backup of required database and reconfigure the server.

Creating A Backup

The mysqldump command is used to create textfile “dumps” of databases managed by MySQL. These dumps are just files with all the SQL commands needed to recreate the database from scratch. The process is quick and easy.

If you want to back up a single database, you merely create the dump and send the output into a file, like so:

mysqldump database_name > database_name.sql

Multiple databases can be backed up at the same time:

mysqldump --databases database_one database_two > two_databases.sql

In the code above, database_one is the name of the first database to be backed up, and database_two is the name of the second.

It is also simple to back up all of the databases on a server:

mysqldump --all-databases > all_databases.sql 

After taking the backup, remove mysql and reinstall it. After reinstalling with the desired port number.

Restoring a Backup

Since the dump files are just SQL commands, you can restore the database backup by telling mysql to run the commands in it and put the data into the proper database.

mysql database_name < database_name.sql

In the code above, database_name is the name of the database you want to restore, and database_name.sql is the name of the backup file to be restored..

If you are trying to restore a single database from dump of all the databases, you have to let mysql know like this:

mysql --one-database database_name < all_databases.sql

Actually, you can just run the service using /mysqld --PORT 1234, it would force mysql to run on the specified port without change the cnf/ini file.

I just cought a case that cnf didn't work. It was weired... so I just use the cmd line as the shortcut and it works!

On newer (for example 8.0.0) the simplest solution is (good choice for a scripted start-up for example):

mysqld --port=23306

try changing the connection port to 8012

open xampp as administrator

Mysql config => my.ini change the port from 3306 to 8012

close and run it again I hope it will work.

Go to installed mysql path and find bin folder,open my.ini and search 3306 after that change 3306 to 3360