rotating mysql slow query log

Question

My server\'s MySQL slow query log is growing day by day (37 MB now) so I want to rotate it. If I move current log file to another folder then will MySQL automatically create

Answer 1

You can setup a daily cron which will be ziping and emptying the logfile:

zip /tmp/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)-slow-query-log.zip /var/lib/mysql/slow-queries.log
cat /dev/null > /var/lib/mysql/slow-queries.log

Of course, if your slow query log has so much content logged every day you (or someone else) ought to investigate and fix the bad queries :)