How to Locate the Error Log in MySQL
In this tutorial, we will learn how to locate the error log in a MySQL database.
Businesses and organizations must have access to the error files in MySQL because it helps them grow and strengthen their database management system with efficient queries that can be optimized using the error log.
This log contains information regarding every error generated in our MySQL Workbench. Let us try to find this error log on our system.
We can do this with the help of the following steps.
- Open MySQL Workbench and enter the password for the root id.
- Locate the file path of the error log on your device.
Open MySQL Workbench and Enter the Password for the Root ID
We can perform this operation by entering MySQL Workbench in the Windows search bar.
Once we do this, open the MySQL Workbench and enter the password for the root id.
Locate the File Path of the Error Log
Once we have successfully launched the Workbench, we can use the following query to get all the system variables running on the device.
The following query in MySQL Workbench lets us view all the system variables.
SHOW variables;
Now we locate the file path of the variable name log_error.
As seen above, we have the file path. Then, we navigate to the file path on our device.
Thus, we can easily locate the file path of our error log of MySQL in Windows using the steps above.
