select database(); database() test use mysql; Running bootstrap Creating my.ini file Removing default user Allowing remote access for user root Setting root password Creation of the database was successful # Kill the server # restart: --datadir=MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddir --loose-innodb connect root,localhost,root,foo,mysql; SELECT @@datadir; @@datadir DATADIR/ # Kill the server 1 FOUND 1 /is not empty. Only new or empty existing directories are accepted for --datadir/ in install.log connection default; [mysqld] long_query_time=15.000000 #slow_query_log_file=l:/errorlog/mariadb.slow.log slow_query_log_file=BASEDIR/data/slow_query_log_01.log datadir=BASEDIR/data server-id=1 port=3307 #tmpdir=C:/mysql_tmpdir tmpdir=BASEDIR/temp innodb_data_file_path=ibdata1:10M;ibdata2:10M:autoextend innodb_log_group_home_dir=BASEDIR/data skip-name-resolve [client] port=3307 # restart use test;