we do the same thing. works just fine. On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 10:55 AM, Tom Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > According to the doc for this parameter, "Possible removals happen at >> startup and at binary log rotation." This implies that removal is not >> automatic - you have to either flush logs or bounce the server. We use >> "Purge Master" periodically. >> >> > > i do this from cron > > mysql -e "PURGE MASTER LOGS BEFORE DATE_SUB(CURRENT_DATE, INTERVAL 7 DAY)" > > perhaps not that 'clean' but it does the trick > > -- Jim Lyons Web developer / Database administrator http://www.weblyons.com
