How to Enable slow query log in Mysql ?
Check whether the "slow query log" is enabled in mysql. Access mysql and try to execute the following command.
mysql> show global variables like '%slow%';
+------------------+-------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+------------------+-------+
| log_slow_queries | OFF |
| slow_launch_time | 2 |
+------------------+-------+
The command result shows slow query log is currently disabled in the server. You have add the following entries in the "/etc/my.cnf" file in-order to enable "slow query log". Place the entries below the section "mysqld"
[mysqld]
long_query_time=2
log-slow-queries=/var/log/mysql/log-slow-queries.log
You must create the file manually and change owners this way:
mkdir /var/log/mysql
touch /var/log/mysql/log-slow-queries.log
chown mysql.mysql -R /var/log/mysql
Restart mysql
Check again whether the "slow query log" is enabled.
mysql> show global variables like '%slow%';
+------------------+-------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+------------------+-------+
| log_slow_queries | ON |
| slow_launch_time | 2 |
+------------------+-------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
This steps will log all Mysql queries that took more than 2 seconds to complete the execution.
Check whether the "slow query log" is enabled in mysql. Access mysql and try to execute the following command.
mysql> show global variables like '%slow%';
+------------------+-------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+------------------+-------+
| log_slow_queries | OFF |
| slow_launch_time | 2 |
+------------------+-------+
The command result shows slow query log is currently disabled in the server. You have add the following entries in the "/etc/my.cnf" file in-order to enable "slow query log". Place the entries below the section "mysqld"
[mysqld]
long_query_time=2
log-slow-queries=/var/log/mysql/log-slow-queries.log
You must create the file manually and change owners this way:
mkdir /var/log/mysql
touch /var/log/mysql/log-slow-queries.log
chown mysql.mysql -R /var/log/mysql
Restart mysql
Check again whether the "slow query log" is enabled.
mysql> show global variables like '%slow%';
+------------------+-------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+------------------+-------+
| log_slow_queries | ON |
| slow_launch_time | 2 |
+------------------+-------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
This steps will log all Mysql queries that took more than 2 seconds to complete the execution.