How to enable MariaDB/MySQL logs ?
As a web developer that have been toying with MySQL/MariaDB for more than 5 years. I can tell you that the best way to start debugging your application or looking for ways to improve database performance is to enable the logs. To enable the MySQL/MariaDB logs :
Edit MySQL configuration file:
vi /etc/mysql/my.cnf
Note : Depending on your installation, the my.cnf file could be located on different directory. MariaDB's my.cnf is located at /etc/my.cnf
Slow Query Log
To enable Slow Query Log, add these lines or uncomment these two lines. Change the destination location for the log files if you prefer.
logslowqueries = /var/log/mysql/mysql-slow.log
longquerytime = 2
log-queries-not-using-indexes
To enable Error Log, add these lines or uncomment these two lines. Change the destination location for the log files if you prefer.
[mysqld_safe]
logerror=/var/log/mysql/mysqlerror.log
[mysqld]
logerror=/var/log/mysql/mysqlerror.log
To enable General Query Log, add these lines or uncomment these two lines. Change the destination location for the log files if you prefer.
generallogfile = /var/log/mysql/mysql.log general_log = 1
To enable these changes, restart mysql
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart
or
sudo service mysql restart
References :
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/slow-query-log.html
By Adam Ng
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