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Log executed SQL commands in MySQL/MariaDB

Don't know where MySQL config file is? check this tutorial: Locations of configuration and log files of major components.

To log executed SQL commands, please add below two settings in MySQL/MariaDB config file my.cnf:

[mysqld]
general_log = 1
general_log_file = /var/log/mysql.log

Then restart MySQL/MariaDB service.

Note: MySQL/MariaDB daemon user must have permission to write this log file.

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