Enabling MySQL general query log with JDBC

Question

Is there a way to enable MySQL general query logging through JDBC? The closest thing I have found through my search is the ability to log slow queries through JDBC (http://d

Answer 1

If you're using Hibernate, and perform all data access through it, you can turn on logging by setting the property hibernate.show_sql to true. This will write parameterized statements (e.g. SELECT foo.id FROM foo WHERE foo.bar = ?), though. If you need parameter values, or don't use a tool like Hibernate, you might need to have MySQL write this log. See the MySQL documentation on the general query log.

FWIW, the MySQL binary log is a means to a different end; it records changes to the data, and is used for incremental backups and/or replication. SELECT statements aren't recorded in the binary log.

EDIT: I was able to get MySQL to write the general log by adding the following two lines to my.cnf (after confirming neither variable was already set), and restarting MySQL:

general_log = 1
general_log_file=/tmp/mysql-general.log