[mysqld]
datadir=/var/lib/mysql
socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
user=mysql
# Disabling symbolic-links is recommended to prevent assorted security risks
symbolic-links=0

# Make mysql server listen to more than localhost so that we can connect from outside of our container
bind-address = 0.0.0.0

# https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/packet-too-large.html
max_allowed_packet=32M

[mysqld_safe]
log-error=/var/log/mysqld.log
pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock

[mysql]
socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
# http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/program-variables.html
max_allowed_packet=32M

#When reading the configuration file, the mysql command line client only reads
#configuration directives found in the [client] and [mysql] sections,
#while mysqldump only uses configuration #directives found in the [client] and
#[mysqldump] sections.
#http://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/46296/mysql-works-mysqldump-doesnt
[mysqldump]
socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock