In both the MySQL manual and Paul DuBois superb _MySQL_, I find information about turning logging on, rotating log files, and maintaining log files -- but I still do not understand how I am supposed to _read_ a log file. I am running MySQL 4.0.5-max-debug under Windows XP. If I issue the bare command mysqlbinlog, I get a torrent of help info telling me what commands I'm allows to issue, including the formula mysqlbinlog [options] log-files. OK, I guess that means that I'm supposed to specify the log file or log files. So I look in the data directory and find, not one, but four different files that seem appropriately named:
ib_arch_log_000000000 ib_logfile0 ib_logfile1 ibdata1 If I try any of these without a path, I get "file not found." If I specify the full path, I get, in every case, "ERROR: File is not a binary log file." <sigh /> What am I supposed to do? Thanks. Amittai --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
