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MySQL Globalization
MySQL Information Schema
MySQL Installation Guide
Security in MySQL
Starting and Stopping MySQL
MySQL and Linux/Unix
MySQL and Windows
MySQL and macOS
MySQL and Solaris
Building MySQL from Source
MySQL Restrictions and Limitations
MySQL Partitioning
MySQL Tutorial
MySQL Performance Schema
MySQL Replication
Using the MySQL Yum Repository
MySQL NDB Cluster 8.0
Themysql client can do these types of logging for statements executed interactively:
On Unix,mysql writes the statements to a history file. By default, this file is named
.mysql_history
in your home directory. To specify a different file, set the value of theMYSQL_HISTFILE
environment variable.On all platforms, if the
--syslog
option is given,mysql writes the statements to the system logging facility. On Unix, this issyslog
; on Windows, it is the Windows Event Log. The destination where logged messages appear is system dependent. On Linux, the destination is often the/var/log/messages
file.
The following discussion describes characteristics that apply to all logging types and provides information specific to each logging type.
How Logging Occurs
For each enabled logging destination, statement logging occurs as follows:
Statements are logged only when executed interactively. Statements are noninteractive, for example, when read from a file or a pipe. It is also possible to suppress statement logging by using the
--batch
or--execute
option.Statements are ignored and not logged if they match any pattern in the“ignore” list. This list is described later.
mysql logs each nonignored, nonempty statement line individually.
If a nonignored statement spans multiple lines (not including the terminating delimiter),mysql concatenates the lines to form the complete statement, maps newlines to spaces, and logs the result, plus a delimiter.
Consequently, an input statement that spans multiple lines can be logged twice. Consider this input:
mysql> SELECT -> 'Today is' -> , -> CURDATE() -> ;
In this case,mysql logs the“SELECT”,“'Today is'”,“,”,“CURDATE()”, and“;” lines as it reads them. It also logs the complete statement, after mappingSELECT\n'Today is'\n,\nCURDATE()
toSELECT 'Today is' , CURDATE()
, plus a delimiter. Thus, these lines appear in logged output:
SELECT'Today is',CURDATE();SELECT 'Today is' , CURDATE();
mysql ignores for logging purposes statements that match any pattern in the“ignore” list. By default, the pattern list is"*IDENTIFIED*:*PASSWORD*"
, to ignore statements that refer to passwords. Pattern matching is not case-sensitive. Within patterns, two characters are special:
?
matches any single character.*
matches any sequence of zero or more characters.
To specify additional patterns, use the--histignore
option or set theMYSQL_HISTIGNORE
environment variable. (If both are specified, the option value takes precedence.) The value should be a list of one or more colon-separated patterns, which are appended to the default pattern list.
Patterns specified on the command line might need to be quoted or escaped to prevent your command interpreter from treating them specially. For example, to suppress logging forUPDATE
andDELETE
statements in addition to statements that refer to passwords, invokemysql like this:
mysql --histignore="*UPDATE*:*DELETE*"
Controlling the History File
The.mysql_history
file should be protected with a restrictive access mode because sensitive information might be written to it, such as the text of SQL statements that contain passwords. SeeSection 8.1.2.1, “End-User Guidelines for Password Security”. Statements in the file are accessible from themysql client when theup-arrow key is used to recall the history. SeeDisabling Interactive History.
If you do not want to maintain a history file, first remove.mysql_history
if it exists. Then use either of the following techniques to prevent it from being created again:
Set the
MYSQL_HISTFILE
environment variable to/dev/null
. To cause this setting to take effect each time you log in, put it in one of your shell's startup files.Create
.mysql_history
as a symbolic link to/dev/null
; this need be done only once:ln -s /dev/null $HOME/.mysql_history
syslog Logging Characteristics
If the--syslog
option is given,mysql writes interactive statements to the system logging facility. Message logging has the following characteristics.
Logging occurs at the“information” level. This corresponds to theLOG_INFO
priority forsyslog
on Unix/Linuxsyslog
capability and toEVENTLOG_INFORMATION_TYPE
for the Windows Event Log. Consult your system documentation for configuration of your logging capability.
Message size is limited to 1024 bytes.
Messages consist of the identifierMysqlClient
followed by these values:
SYSTEM_USER
The operating system user name (login name) or
--
if the user is unknown.MYSQL_USER
The MySQL user name (specified with the
--user
option) or--
if the user is unknown.CONNECTION_ID
:The client connection identifier. This is the same as the
CONNECTION_ID()
function value within the session.DB_SERVER
The server host or
--
if the host is unknown.DB
The default database or
--
if no database has been selected.QUERY
The text of the logged statement.
Here is a sample of output generated on Linux by using--syslog
. This output is formatted for readability; each logged message actually takes a single line.
Mar 7 12:39:25 myhost MysqlClient[20824]: SYSTEM_USER:'oscar', MYSQL_USER:'my_oscar', CONNECTION_ID:23, DB_SERVER:'127.0.0.1', DB:'--', QUERY:'USE test;'Mar 7 12:39:28 myhost MysqlClient[20824]: SYSTEM_USER:'oscar', MYSQL_USER:'my_oscar', CONNECTION_ID:23, DB_SERVER:'127.0.0.1', DB:'test', QUERY:'SHOW TABLES;'
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MySQL Globalization
MySQL Information Schema
MySQL Installation Guide
Security in MySQL
Starting and Stopping MySQL
MySQL and Linux/Unix
MySQL and Windows
MySQL and macOS
MySQL and Solaris
Building MySQL from Source
MySQL Restrictions and Limitations
MySQL Partitioning
MySQL Tutorial
MySQL Performance Schema
MySQL Replication
Using the MySQL Yum Repository
MySQL NDB Cluster 8.0