Get the default configuration file mysql-server for MySQL, optimized for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr). This example configuration ensures optimal compatibility and performance for MySQL, making it easy to set up and adjust to meet your needs.
Find and download the configuration file here: /etc/logrotate.d/mysql-server.
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# - I put everything in one block and added sharedscripts, so that mysql gets
# flush-logs'd only once.
# Else the binary logs would automatically increase by n times every day.
/var/log/mysql.log /var/log/mysql/mysql.log /var/log/mysql/mysql-slow.log /var/log/mysql/error.log {
daily
rotate 7
missingok
create 640 mysql adm
compress
sharedscripts
postrotate
test -x /usr/bin/mysqladmin || exit 0
# If this fails, check debian.conf!
MYADMIN="/usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf"
if [ -z "`$MYADMIN ping 2>/dev/null`" ]; then
# Really no mysqld or rather a missing debian-sys-maint user?
# If this occurs and is not a error please report a bug.
#if ps cax | grep -q mysqld; then
if killall -q -s0 -umysql mysqld; then
exit 1
fi
else
$MYADMIN flush-logs
fi
endscript
}
Download the raw file with wget or curl
wget -O mysql-server.example https://exampleconfig.com/static/raw/mysql/ubuntu14.04/etc/logrotate.d/mysql-server
curl https://exampleconfig.com/static/raw/mysql/ubuntu14.04/etc/logrotate.d/mysql-server > mysql-server.example
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