Tag: Logging

How To View Live MYSQL Queries

Here’s a simple trick for viewing MySQL queries as they hit your server – enable query logging to a file and then tail -f the file:

mysql> SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "general_log%";
+——————-+———————————–+
| Variable_name | Value |
+——————-+———————————–+
| general_log | OFF |
| general_log_file | /opt/local/var/db/mysql56/out.log |
+——————-+———————————–+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> SET GLOBAL general_log = 'ON';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

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log_on.sql
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tail -f /opt/local/var/db/mysql56/out.log

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Just be sure to turn it off when you’re done:

mysql> SET GLOBAL general_log = 'OFF';

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