Print debugging info from stored procedure in MySQL

Question

Is there a way in MySQL to print debugging messages to stdout, temptable or logfile? Something like:

• print in SQLServer
• DBMS_OUTPU

Answer 1

I usually create log table with a stored procedure to log to it. The call the logging procedure wherever needed from the procedure under development.

Looking at other posts on this same question, it seems like a common practice, although there are some alternatives.