February 2018
Intermediate to advanced
510 pages
16h 10m
English
The binary log is a file which contains all the events of a database that describe changes, for example, table creation, data updates, and deletes from the table. It is not used for the SELECT and SHOW statements as it is not updating any data. Binary log writing will slightly reduce performance of database operations, however it enables users to use replication setup and operation restore. The main purposes of the binary log are:
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