mysql.general_log Table

The mysql.general_log table captures a record of all SQL statements received by the server when general query logging is enabled and written to tables.

The mysql.general_log table stores the contents of the General Query Log if general logging is active and the output is being written to table (see Writing logs into tables).

It contains the following fields:

Field	Type	Null	Key	Default	Description
event_time	timestamp(6)	NO		CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(6)	Time the query was executed.
user_host	mediumtext	NO		NULL	User and host combination.
thread_id	int(11)	NO		NULL	Thread id.
server_id	int(10) unsigned	NO		NULL	Server id.
command_type	varchar(64)	NO		NULL	Type of command.
argument	mediumtext	NO		NULL	Full query.

Example

SELECT * FROM mysql.general_log\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
  event_time: 2014-11-11 08:40:04.117177
   user_host: root[root] @ localhost []
   thread_id: 74
   server_id: 1
command_type: Query
    argument: SELECT * FROM test.s
*************************** 2. row ***************************
  event_time: 2014-11-11 08:40:10.501131
   user_host: root[root] @ localhost []
   thread_id: 74
   server_id: 1
command_type: Query
    argument: SELECT * FROM mysql.general_log
...

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