use mysql; truncate table general_log; select * from general_log; event_time user_host thread_id server_id command_type argument TIMESTAMP USER_HOST THREAD_ID 1 Query select * from general_log truncate table slow_log; select * from slow_log; start_time user_host query_time lock_time rows_sent rows_examined db last_insert_id insert_id server_id sql_text thread_id alter table mysql.general_log engine=myisam; ERROR HY000: You cannot 'ALTER' a log table if logging is enabled alter table mysql.slow_log engine=myisam; ERROR HY000: You cannot 'ALTER' a log table if logging is enabled drop table mysql.general_log; ERROR HY000: You cannot 'DROP' a log table if logging is enabled drop table mysql.slow_log; ERROR HY000: You cannot 'DROP' a log table if logging is enabled set global general_log='OFF'; alter table mysql.slow_log engine=myisam; ERROR HY000: You cannot 'ALTER' a log table if logging is enabled set global slow_query_log='OFF'; show create table mysql.general_log; Table Create Table general_log CREATE TABLE `general_log` ( `event_time` timestamp(6) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(6) ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(6), `user_host` mediumtext NOT NULL, `thread_id` bigint(21) unsigned NOT NULL, `server_id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL, `command_type` varchar(64) NOT NULL, `argument` mediumblob NOT NULL ) ENGINE=CSV DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COMMENT='General log' show create table mysql.slow_log; Table Create Table slow_log CREATE TABLE `slow_log` ( `start_time` timestamp(6) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(6) ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(6), `user_host` mediumtext NOT NULL, `query_time` time(6) NOT NULL, `lock_time` time(6) NOT NULL, `rows_sent` int(11) NOT NULL, `rows_examined` int(11) NOT NULL, `db` varchar(512) NOT NULL, `last_insert_id` int(11) NOT NULL, `insert_id` int(11) NOT NULL, `server_id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL, `sql_text` mediumblob NOT NULL, `thread_id` bigint(21) unsigned NOT NULL ) ENGINE=CSV DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COMMENT='Slow log' alter table mysql.general_log engine=myisam; alter table mysql.slow_log engine=myisam; show create table mysql.general_log; Table Create Table general_log CREATE TABLE `general_log` ( `event_time` timestamp(6) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(6) ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(6), `user_host` mediumtext NOT NULL, `thread_id` bigint(21) unsigned NOT NULL, `server_id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL, `command_type` varchar(64) NOT NULL, `argument` mediumblob NOT NULL ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COMMENT='General log' show create table mysql.slow_log; Table Create Table slow_log CREATE TABLE `slow_log` ( `start_time` timestamp(6) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(6) ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(6), `user_host` mediumtext NOT NULL, `query_time` time(6) NOT NULL, `lock_time` time(6) NOT NULL, `rows_sent` int(11) NOT NULL, `rows_examined` int(11) NOT NULL, `db` varchar(512) NOT NULL, `last_insert_id` int(11) NOT NULL, `insert_id` int(11) NOT NULL, `server_id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL, `sql_text` mediumblob NOT NULL, `thread_id` bigint(21) unsigned NOT NULL ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COMMENT='Slow log' set global general_log='ON'; set global slow_query_log='ON'; select * from mysql.general_log; event_time user_host thread_id server_id command_type argument TIMESTAMP USER_HOST THREAD_ID 1 Query select * from general_log TIMESTAMP USER_HOST THREAD_ID 1 Query truncate table slow_log TIMESTAMP USER_HOST THREAD_ID 1 Query select * from slow_log TIMESTAMP USER_HOST THREAD_ID 1 Query alter table mysql.general_log engine=myisam TIMESTAMP USER_HOST THREAD_ID 1 Query alter table mysql.slow_log engine=myisam TIMESTAMP USER_HOST THREAD_ID 1 Query drop table mysql.general_log TIMESTAMP USER_HOST THREAD_ID 1 Query drop table mysql.slow_log TIMESTAMP USER_HOST THREAD_ID 1 Query set global general_log='OFF' TIMESTAMP USER_HOST THREAD_ID 1 Query set global slow_query_log='ON' TIMESTAMP USER_HOST THREAD_ID 1 Query select * from mysql.general_log flush logs; lock tables mysql.general_log WRITE; ERROR HY000: You can't use locks with log tables. lock tables mysql.slow_log WRITE; ERROR HY000: You can't use locks with log tables. lock tables mysql.general_log READ; ERROR HY000: You can't use locks with log tables. lock tables mysql.slow_log READ; ERROR HY000: You can't use locks with log tables. set global general_log='OFF'; set global slow_query_log='OFF'; set @save_storage_engine= @@session.default_storage_engine; set default_storage_engine= MEMORY; alter table mysql.slow_log engine=NonExistentEngine; ERROR 42000: Unknown storage engine 'NonExistentEngine' alter table mysql.slow_log engine=memory; ERROR HY000: This storage engine cannot be used for log tables set default_storage_engine= @save_storage_engine; drop table mysql.slow_log; drop table mysql.general_log; drop table mysql.general_log; ERROR 42S02: Unknown table 'mysql.general_log' drop table mysql.slow_log; ERROR 42S02: Unknown table 'mysql.slow_log' CREATE TABLE `general_log` ( `event_time` timestamp(6) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(6) ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(6), `user_host` mediumtext NOT NULL, `thread_id` bigint(21) unsigned NOT NULL, `server_id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL, `command_type` varchar(64) NOT NULL, `argument` mediumblob NOT NULL ) ENGINE=CSV DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COMMENT='General log'; Warnings: Warning 1681 Integer display width is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Warning 1681 Integer display width is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Warning 3719 'utf8' is currently an alias for the character set UTF8MB3, but will be an alias for UTF8MB4 in a future release. Please consider using UTF8MB4 in order to be unambiguous. CREATE TABLE `slow_log` ( `start_time` timestamp(6) NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(6) ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(6), `user_host` mediumtext NOT NULL, `query_time` time(6) NOT NULL, `lock_time` time(6) NOT NULL, `rows_sent` int(11) NOT NULL, `rows_examined` int(11) NOT NULL, `db` varchar(512) NOT NULL, `last_insert_id` int(11) NOT NULL, `insert_id` int(11) NOT NULL, `server_id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL, `sql_text` mediumblob NOT NULL, `thread_id` bigint(21) unsigned NOT NULL ) ENGINE=CSV DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COMMENT='Slow log'; Warnings: Warning 1681 Integer display width is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Warning 1681 Integer display width is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Warning 1681 Integer display width is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Warning 1681 Integer display width is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Warning 1681 Integer display width is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Warning 1681 Integer display width is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Warning 3719 'utf8' is currently an alias for the character set UTF8MB3, but will be an alias for UTF8MB4 in a future release. Please consider using UTF8MB4 in order to be unambiguous. set global general_log='ON'; set global slow_query_log='ON'; use test;