Tim Cutts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On 15 Mar 2004, at 12:34, Victoria Reznichenko wrote:
>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>> Hello colleagues:
>>> I would like to know if it's possible to start the log file production
>>> at run time, i.e. without
>>> stopping and restarting the database ...
>>
>> No, you should restart MySQL server.
>
> Which is really irritating if you're debugging a problem with a busy
> production server. You don't want the general query log on all the
> time, but you don't want to have to have database downtime (even if
> it's only momentary) to switch the logging on and then off again.
You can enable/disable logging for session with SET SQL_LOG_OFF statement if user has
SUPER privilege.
It's supported from version 4.0:
http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/SET_OPTION.html
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