From 93f39cc8dc1d50552d7f1604209801e204eab743 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Burgess <chris@giantrobot.co.nz>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 18:44:21 +1300
Subject: [PATCH] Add runtime settings for query log.
---
docs/dev-tools/debugging.md | 15 +++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
diff --git a/docs/dev-tools/debugging.md b/docs/dev-tools/debugging.md
index 90870f6a..e4ffa144 100644
--- a/docs/dev-tools/debugging.md
+++ b/docs/dev-tools/debugging.md
@@ -94,6 +94,21 @@ The relevant settings are:
general_log_file=/tmp/mysql.log
# Enable/disable the query log
general_log=1
+
+You can enable the query log at runtime via SQL, provided the path to the logfile is configured.
+
+ SET GLOBAL general_log = 'ON';
+ SET GLOBAL general_log = 'OFF';
+
+And you can inspect the query log settings also:
+
+ mysql> show variables like '%general%';
+ +------------------+---------------------------------+
+ | Variable_name | Value |
+ +------------------+---------------------------------+
+ | general_log | OFF |
+ | general_log_file | /usr/local/var/mysql/strike.log |
+ +------------------+---------------------------------+
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