Hello.
See:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/binary-log.html
Philippe de Rochambeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Hello,
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> my /var/lib/mysql directory contains many -bin.xxx files, some of
> which date back t
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> - to remove the bin logs:
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> PURGE MASTER LOGS TO 'filename'; (where filename is the
> name of the last bin log to keep)
I prefer RESET MASTER - it clears and delete
Philippe de Rochambeau wrote:
my /var/lib/mysql directory contains many -bin.xxx files, some of
which date back to October 2004. What exactly are these files? Can I
safely remove the older ones?
- these are the bin logs, used in replication. MySQL writes all INSERT,
UPDATE, etc., and DDL co