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

Set up the General Query Log.

Answer 2

Enable general query log by the following query in mysql command line

SET GLOBAL general_log = 'ON';

Now open C:/xampp/mysql/data/mysql.log and check query log

If it fails, open your my.cnf file. For windows its my.ini file and enable it there. Just make sure its in the [mysqld] section

[mysqld]
general_log             = 1

Note: In xampp my.ini file can be either found in xampp\mysql or in c:\windows directory

Answer 3

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"

Answer 4

For me, general_log didn't worked. But adding this to my.ini worked

[mysqld]
log-output=FILE
slow_query_log = 1
slow_query_log_file = "d:/temp/developer.log"

Answer 5

Seems like the general query log is the file that you need. A good introduction to this is at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/query-log.html