title: where is the actual data in a mysql db stored on a linux machine?
body: <p>Which files are the actual files holding the data <em>in</em> the tables in a mysql db?</p>
  
  <p>I went to <code>/var/lib/mysql/</code> and I can see there a bunch of relatively small directories corresponding to my tables, and a lot of files named <code>servername-bin.0000001</code> etc. </p>
  
  <p>Is the data stored in those files?</p>