http://systembash.com/content/mysql-binary-log-file-size-huge/ Technology and System Administration Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:20:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://systembash.com/content/mysql-binary-log-file-size-huge/comment-page-1/#comment-37146 Tony Palmer Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:16:56 +0000 http://systembash.com/content/mysql-binary-log-file-size-huge/#comment-37146 If you are regularily dealing with large imports of data e.g. load data infile and have binary logging enabled remember that for a file of size x your db file will be at least size x, binary log at least size x and also your indexes will take up space. Therefore a file of size x you could require up to 3x disk capacity. Note that if you are reloading the data several times in a short period of time for testing purposes deleteing the tables will not purge the log, your disk space will get chewed up pretty fast! Consider issueing the command purge binary logs before '2009-07-31'; command... If you are regularily dealing with large imports of data e.g. load data infile and have binary logging enabled remember that for a file of size x your db file will be at least size x, binary log at least size x and also your indexes will take up space. Therefore a file of size x you could require up to 3x disk capacity. Note that if you are reloading the data several times in a short period of time for testing purposes deleteing the tables will not purge the log, your disk space will get chewed up pretty fast! Consider issueing the command purge binary logs before ’2009-07-31′; command…

]]> http://systembash.com/content/mysql-binary-log-file-size-huge/comment-page-1/#comment-18205 andyj Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:55:34 +0000 http://systembash.com/content/mysql-binary-log-file-size-huge/#comment-18205 Binary logs are also useful for backups, where they are used to provide incremental backup and support snapshot backups. Binary logs are also useful for backups, where they are used to provide incremental backup and support snapshot backups.

]]> http://systembash.com/content/mysql-binary-log-file-size-huge/comment-page-1/#comment-15148 dinesh kaushik Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:00:54 +0000 http://systembash.com/content/mysql-binary-log-file-size-huge/#comment-15148 After commenting log-bin=mysql-bin in /etc/my.cnf file i am not able to stop of generation of mysql-bin log file that are generated in /var/lib/mysql folder After commenting log-bin=mysql-bin in /etc/my.cnf file i am not able to stop of generation of mysql-bin log file that are generated in /var/lib/mysql folder

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