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mysql.general_log Table

The mysql.general_log table stores the contents of the General Query Log if general logging is active and the output is being written to table (see Writing logs into tables).

It contains the following fields:

FieldTypeNullKeyDefaultDescription
event_timetimestamp(6)NOCURRENT_TIMESTAMP(6)Time the query was executed.
user_hostmediumtextNONULLUser and host combination.
thread_idint(11)NONULLThread id.
server_idint(10) unsignedNONULLServer id.
command_typevarchar(64)NONULLType of command.
argumentmediumtextNONULLFull query.

Example

SELECT * FROM mysql.general_log\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
  event_time: 2014-11-11 08:40:04.117177
   user_host: root[root] @ localhost []
   thread_id: 74
   server_id: 1
command_type: Query
    argument: SELECT * FROM test.s
*************************** 2. row ***************************
  event_time: 2014-11-11 08:40:10.501131
   user_host: root[root] @ localhost []
   thread_id: 74
   server_id: 1
command_type: Query
    argument: SELECT * FROM mysql.general_log
...
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