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==Where is the <nop>MySQL error log?  %BR%==
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<nop>MySQL has four logs, which reside in the mysqld data directory. They are: %BR%
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|Log|Information|
|error log|Problems pertaining to running, stopping, and starting mysqld|
|general query log|Records established client connections and statements issued from clients|
|binary log|Records all statements that modify data or pertain to replication|
|slow query log|Records all queries that exceed the amount of time allotted by the long_ query_time parameter or did not use indexes.|
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