On Tue, 14 May 2002 18:49:48 -0400 Augey Mikus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> what are the <host>-bin.001 002 003 etc.. files in the <mysql_dir>/var > directory? On my system they range in size from bytes to gigs. What > are they and can they be cleaned? it's mysql binary log file ... if you don't need the file first ... you can delete the file, and if you don't want the file appear again you can remove some lines from /etc/my.cnf : log-bin = binlog-do-db = and restart your mysql daemon ... -- Let's call it an accidental feature. -- Larry Wall --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php