MySQL logs are saved in the storage directory of database files by default (usually /usr/local/mysql/data/). You can also modify the configuration file to customize the save location of the log file.
Introduction to four logs
error log
Error log, used to record error messages when MySQL starts, stops or runs, is enabled by default.
vim /etc/my.cnf
[mysqld]
log-error=/home/mysql/mysql_error.log #指定日志的保存位置
General Query Log
General query log, used to record all connections and statements of MySQL, it is closed by default
vim /etc/my.cnf
[mysqld]
general_log=ON
general_log_file=/home/mysql/mysql_general.log
binary log
Binary log (binlog), used to record all statements that have updated data or have potentially updated data, records data changes, can be used for data recovery, and is enabled by default
vim /etc/my.cnf
[mysqld]
log-bin=mysql-bin #也可以log_bin=mysql-bin
#使用相对路径，则文件存储在默认目录/usr/local/mysql/data/中
slow query log
Slow query log, used to record all statements whose execution time exceeds long_query_time seconds, you can find out which query statements take a long time to execute, so as to facilitate optimization, it is closed by default
vim /etc/my.cnf
[mysqld]
slow_query_log=ON
slow_query_log_file=/home/mysql/mysql_slow_query.log
long_query_time=5 #慢查询时间，设置超过5秒执行的语句被记录，缺省时为10秒
Configure four logs:
Step 1: Modify the configuration file /etc/my.cnf
vim /etc/my.cnf
[mysqld]
##错误日志，用来记录当MySQL启动、停止或运行时发生的错误信息，默认已开启
log-error=/home/mysql/mysql_error.log
##通用查询日志，用来记录MySQL的所有连接和语句，默认是关闭的
general_log=ON
general_log_file=/home/mysql/mysql_general.log
##二进制日志(binlog)，用来记录所有更新了数据或者已经潜在更新了数据的语句，记录了数据的更改，可用于数据恢复，默认已开启
log-bin=mysql-bin #也可以log_bin=mysql-bin
#使用相对路径，则文件存储在默认目录/home/mysql/中
##慢查询日志，用来记录所有执行时间超过long_query_time秒的语句，可以找到哪些查询语句执行时间长，以便于优化，默认是关闭的
slow_query_log=ON
slow_query_log_file=/home/mysql/mysql_slow_query.log
long_query_time=5 #慢查询时间，设置超过5秒执行的语句被记录，缺省时为10秒
Step 2: Restart the service
systemctl restart mysqld
Query whether the log is enabled
mysql -u root -p[密码]
#查看错误日志存放位置
show variables like 'log_error';
#查看通用查询日志是否开启
show variables like 'general%';
#查看二进制日志是否开启
show variables like 'log_bin%';
#查看慢查询日功能是否开启
show variables like '%slow%';
#查看慢查询时间设置
show variables like 'long_query_time';
#在数据库中设置开启慢查询的方法，即以修改变量值的方式开启。但重启服务后会失效。
set global slow_query_log=ON;
split binary log
The mysql-bin.index file splits the binary log.
A new binary log is generated every time mysql is restarted or after "flush logs" in the database are refreshed