LOG

LOG

Error Log

[Error log is like an indicator if the mysql was started or stopped, and the critical error that occur while the server is running. It is like a notification,  that will notify what is the current status of mysql or what is currently happening to the mysql. ]

General Query Log

[It is like your record of what the mysqld is doing. The process General Query Log will be like a record book where all the transaction, actions in mysql is recorded]

Binary Log

[Here, binary log is like where you can see the events that describe the database changes, also the statements that potentially could have made change. We can also see the information about the information of the time for an statement took to update data]

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