To find the MySQL data directory, we can simply use the variable datadir. Let us see how to use the variable with select statement.
The query is as follows −
mysql> select @@datadir;
Here is the output
+---------------------------------------------+ | @@datadir | +---------------------------------------------+ | C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\Data\ | +---------------------------------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)
Now we can reach the directory from the above sample output.
Here is the snapshot that displays the MySQL data directory.