Mysql Event Not Working

Question

I have added the following simple test event on my mysql database via phpmyadmin:

CREATE DEFINER=`root`@`localhost` EVENT `my_event` 
ON SCHEDULE EVERY 1 MINUTE          


        

Answer 1

If you want your event_scheduler to startup automatically every time mysql server restarts, anywhere under the [mysqld] section of the my.ini or my.cnf file that you find in /etc/mysql you should place

[mysqld]

# turning on event_scheduler  
event_scheduler=ON

restart mysql to check if it is running (in command line terminal!)

sudo service mysql restart

then check your processlist

SHOW PROCESSLIST

you can check if your events are running by checking the last time they ran

SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.events