"Knight Raider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I installed MySQL that comes with RedHat 8, after run it I noticed that lot > of file created in my data directory, file name is something like > 'myhostname-bin.xxx' where xxx is the number, and it take lot of disk space. > > What the file is use for and how to avoid it?
They are binary log files: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Binary_log.html If you want turn off binary logging just remove log-bin entry from my.cnf -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]