When a new row in database is added, an external command line program must be invoked

Question

Is it possible for MySQL database to invoke an external exe file when a new row is added to one of the tables in the database?

I need to monitor the changes in the

Answer 1

1. you could do what replication does: hang on the 'binary log'. setup your server as a 'master server', and instead of adding a 'slave server', run mysqlbinlog. you'll get a stream of every command that modifies your database.

   • step in 'between' the client and server: check MySQLProxy. you point it to your server, and point your client(s) to the proxy. it lets you interpose Lua scripts to monitor, analyze or transform any SQL command.