Rotating the query logs

The following stored procedures rotate MySQL logs to backup tables. For more information, see Aurora MySQL database log files.

mysql.rds_rotate_general_log

Rotates the mysql.general_log table to a backup table.

Syntax

CALL mysql.rds_rotate_general_log;

Usage notes

You can rotate the mysql.general_log table to a backup table by calling the mysql.rds_rotate_general_log procedure. When log tables are rotated, the current log table is copied to a backup log table and the entries in the current log table are removed. If a backup log table already exists, then it is deleted before the current log table is copied to the backup. You can query the backup log table if needed. The backup log table for the mysql.general_log table is named mysql.general_log_backup.

You can run this procedure only when the log_output parameter is set to TABLE.

mysql.rds_rotate_slow_log

Rotates the mysql.slow_log table to a backup table.

Syntax

CALL mysql.rds_rotate_slow_log;

Usage notes

You can rotate the mysql.slow_log table to a backup table by calling the mysql.rds_rotate_slow_log procedure. When log tables are rotated, the current log table is copied to a backup log table and the entries in the current log table are removed. If a backup log table already exists, then it is deleted before the current log table is copied to the backup.

You can query the backup log table if needed. The backup log table for the mysql.slow_log table is named mysql.slow_log_backup.