title: Can you tell me why MySQL 8 is not using my.cnf on Mac Mojave
body: <p>I am trying to setup the MySQL i have installed on my Mac. Mac is 10.14.6 Mojave. MySQL is 8.0.21.</p>
  <p>I have created a my.cnf file in the main mysql directory, which is
  /usr/local/mysql</p>
  <p>I have set the path to the config file using the system preferences pane for MySQL (select 'Configuration File', Press Select button ad navigate to/select file.</p>
  <p>Restarted server (many times!) and MySQL is just not 'seeing' or using the my.cnf.</p>
  <p>I have put many 'whacky' test settings in the file to see if it is being used; port changed to 3308 (MySQL Workbench still connects and says it is 3306), changed location of general and error logs (no sign of them in new location) etc etc.</p>
  <p>Can anybody suggest what I am doing wrong and why my.cnf is not being used?</p>
  <p>Many thanks
  Mark</p>