How to view MySQL query logs

2 years ago
Isabella Edwards
2 minutes

To view the MySQL query log, you can follow these steps:

  1. Make sure that the query logging feature is enabled on the MySQL server. You can check for the following line in the MySQL configuration file (usually my.cnf or my.ini):
log-output = FILE
general-log = 1
general_log_file = /path/to/query.log

Make sure that the value of log-output is set to FILE, the value of general-log is set to 1, and set the path of general_log_file to the directory where you want the query log file to be stored.

  1. Restart the MySQL server to apply the changes.
  2. Open the command line terminal or MySQL client.
  3. Open the query log file using the following command:
tail -f /path/to/query.log

Replace “/path/to/query.log” with the path to the query log file specified in your configuration file.

  1. The search logs will now appear on either the terminal or client. You can view information such as the timestamp, query statement, and execution time for each search.

Please note that query log files can be very large, especially on busy database servers. Therefore, you may need to use some tools or techniques to filter, search, and analyze query logs in order to better view and understand the information within them.

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