因为mail-bin.000001是二进制的日志，所以想看日志就需要用mysqlbinlog命令，将二进制文件转换为日志文件，下面详细说说如何使用：

上面已经说过如果启用了日志文件，那么默认的日志文件就在data目录下（如果你没有更改的话）

进入存放日志文件目录，使用

mysqlbinlog localhost-bin.000202 > new_file_name.log

命令，将目标文件保存为日志文件，可指定保存路径下

有个小技巧跟大家介绍下，我在准备转换的时候发现日志文件有2G多，寻思着为什么mysql为什么不把日志按日志定期的分多个文件放呢。结果发现mysql有个更好的方法，可以通过时间参数获取某个时间段的数据，例子如下：

mysqlbinlog   --start-datetime="2010-11-20 00:00:00"  --stop-datetime="2010-11-21 00:00:00"

[hx@localhost data]$ mysqlbinlog mysqlbinlog Ver 3.0 for pc-linux-gnu at i686 By Monty and Sasha, for your professional use This software comes with NO WARRANTY: This is free software, and you are welcome to modify and redistribute it under the GPL license

Dumps a MySQL binary log in a format usable for viewing or for piping to the mysql command line client

Usage: mysqlbinlog [options] log-files -d, --database=name List entries for just this database (local log only). -D, --disable-log-bin  Disable binary log. This is useful, if you enabled --to-last-log and are sending the output to the same MySQL server. This way you could avoid an endless loop. You would also like to use it when restoring after a crash to avoid duplication of the statements you already have. NOTE: you will need a SUPER privilege to use this option. -f, --force-read    Force reading unknown binlog events. -?, --help          Display this help and exit. -h, --host=name     Get the binlog from server. -o, --offset=#      Skip the first N entries. -p, --password[=name]  Password to connect to remote server. -P, --port=#        Use port to connect to the remote server. -j, --position=#    Deprecated. Use --start-position instead. --protocol=name     The protocol of connection (tcp,socket,pipe,memory). -r, --result-file=name  Direct output to a given file. -R, --read-from-remote-server  Read binary logs from a MySQL server --open_files_limit=#  Used to reserve file descriptors for usage by this program -s, --short-form    Just show the queries, no extra info. -S, --socket=name   Socket file to use for connection. --start-datetime=name  Start reading the binlog at first event having a datetime equal or posterior to the argument; the argument must be a date and time in the local time zone, in any format accepted by the MySQL server for DATETIME and TIMESTAMP types, for example: 2004-12-25 11:25:56 (you should probably use quotes for your shell to set it properly). --stop-datetime=name  Stop reading the binlog at first event having a datetime equal or posterior to the argument; the argument must be a date and time in the local time zone, in any format accepted by the MySQL server for DATETIME and TIMESTAMP types, for example: 2004-12-25 11:25:56 (you should probably use quotes for your shell to set it properly). --start-position=# Start reading the binlog at position N. Applies to the first binlog passed on the command line. --stop-position=#   Stop reading the binlog at position N. Applies to the last binlog passed on the command line. -t, --to-last-log   Requires -R. Will not stop at the end of the requested binlog but rather continue printing until the end of the last binlog of the MySQL server. If you send the output to the same MySQL server, that may lead to an endless loop. -u, --user=name     Connect to the remote server as username. -l, --local-load=name  Prepare local temporary files for LOAD DATA INFILE in the specified directory. -V, --version       Print version and exit.

Variables (--variable-name=value) and boolean options {FALSE|TRUE} Value (after reading options) --------------------------------- ----------------------------- database                          (No default value) disable-log-bin                   FALSE force-read                        FALSE host                              (No default value) offset                            0 port                              3306 position                          4 read-from-remote-server           FALSE open_files_limit                  64 short-form                        FALSE socket                            (No default value) start-datetime                    (No default value) stop-datetime                     (No default value) start-position                    4 stop-position                     18446744073709551615 to-last-log                       FALSE user                              (No default value) local-load                        (No default value)

2009.09.30 检查一个应用的问题的时候，发现通过 oracle 的 dblink 连接 mysql 进行更新等操作的时候，mysql 不会把操作的 sql 语句记录到日志文件里，有点点郁闷了