Suggest an editImprove this articleRefine the answer for “What are "configuration files" in a DBMS?”. Your changes go to moderation before they’re published.Approval requiredContentWhat you’re changing🇺🇸EN🇺🇦UAPreviewTitle (EN)Short answer (EN)**Configuration files** in a DBMS are **text files holding settings** that control **how the database server runs**: they set the connection port, paths to data files, the amount of memory used, the logging level, and security and user settings. **Key point:** examples include `postgresql.conf`/`pg_hba.conf` in PostgreSQL and `my.cnf`/`my.ini` in MySQL; through these files an administrator can change the maximum number of connections, configure backups, or improve server performance.Shown above the full answer for quick recall.Answer (EN)Image**Configuration files** in a DBMS are **text files holding settings** that control **how the database server runs**. They set parameters like: - the connection port, - paths to data files, - the amount of memory used, - the logging level, - security and user settings. **Examples:** - In **PostgreSQL**, the `postgresql.conf` file (main parameters) and `pg_hba.conf` (access rights). - In **MySQL**, the `my.cnf` or `my.ini` file. Through configuration files, an administrator can, for example: - change the maximum number of connections, - configure backups, - improve server performance. So configuration files are the **"brain" of the DBMS**, holding all of its internal settings.For the reviewerNote to the moderator (optional)Visible only to the moderator. Helps review go faster.