SQL_ERROR_LOG Plugin System Variables

This page documents system variables related to the SQL_Error_Log Plugin. See Server System Variables for a complete list of system variables and instructions on setting them.

See also the Full list of MariaDB options, system and status variables.

sql_error_log_filename

• Description: The name (and optionally path) of the logfile containing the errors. Rotation will use a naming convention such as sql_error_log_filename.001. If no path is specified, the log file will be written to the data directory.
• Commandline: --sql-error-log-filename=value
• Scope: Global
• Dynamic: No
• Data Type: string
• Default Value: sql_errors.log

sql_error_log_rate

• Description: The logging sampling rate. Setting to 10, for example, means that one in ten errors will be logged. If set to zero, logging is disabled. The default, 1, logs every error.
• Commandline: --sql-error-log-rate=#
• Scope: Global
• Dynamic: Yes
• Data Type: string
• Default Value: 1

sql_error_log_rotate

• Description: Setting to #1 forces log rotation.
• Commandline: --sql-error-log-rate[={0|1}]
• Scope: Global
• Dynamic: Yes
• Data Type: boolean
• Default Value: OFF

sql_error_log_rotations

• Description: Number of rotations before the log is removed. When rotated, the current log file is stored and a new, empty, log is created. Any rotations older than this setting are removed.
• Commandline: --sql-error-log-rotations=#
• Scope: Global
• Dynamic: Yes
• Data Type: numeric
• Default Value: 9
• Range: 1 to 999

sql_error_log_size_limit

• Description: The log file size limit in bytes. After reaching this size, the log file is rotated.
• Commandline: --sql-error-log-size-limit=#
• Scope: Global
• Dynamic: No
• Data Type: numeric
• Default Value: 1000000
• Range: 100 to 9223372036854775807