How can I start and check my MySQL log?

Question

I want to check the log in MySQL to see the queries that are being run by my application. How can I do this? I am using XAMPP and the directory to MySQL is C:\\xampp\\mysql.

Answer 1

Its given on OFFICIAL MYSQL website.

SET GLOBAL general_log = 'ON';

You can also use custom path:

[mysqld]
# Set Slow Query Log
long_query_time = 1
slow_query_log = 1
slow_query_log_file = "C:/slowquery.log"

#Set General Log
log = "C:/genquery.log"