[mysql] How can I view live MySQL queries?

I've been looking to do the same, and have cobbled together a solution from various posts, plus created a small console app to output the live query text as it's written to the log file. This was important in my case as I'm using Entity Framework with MySQL and I need to be able to inspect the generated SQL.

Steps to create the log file (some duplication of other posts, all here for simplicity):

1. Edit the file located at:

   C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\my.ini
   

   Add "log=development.log" to the bottom of the file. (Note saving this file required me to run my text editor as an admin).

2. Use MySql workbench to open a command line, enter the password.

   Run the following to turn on general logging which will record all queries ran:

   SET GLOBAL general_log = 'ON';
   
   To turn off:
   
   SET GLOBAL general_log = 'OFF';
   

   This will cause running queries to be written to a text file at the following location.

   C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\data\development.log
   

3. Create / Run a console app that will output the log information in real time:

   Source available to download here

   Source:

   using System;
   using System.Configuration;
   using System.IO;
   using System.Threading;
   
   namespace LiveLogs.ConsoleApp
   {
     class Program
     {
       static void Main(string[] args)
       {
           // Console sizing can cause exceptions if you are using a 
           // small monitor. Change as required.
   
           Console.SetWindowSize(152, 58);
           Console.BufferHeight = 1500;
   
           string filePath = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["MonitoredTextFilePath"];
   
           Console.Title = string.Format("Live Logs {0}", filePath);
   
           var fileStream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite, FileShare.ReadWrite);
   
           // Move to the end of the stream so we do not read in existing
           // log text, only watch for new text.
   
           fileStream.Position = fileStream.Length;
   
           StreamReader streamReader;
   
           // Commented lines are for duplicating the log output as it's written to 
           // allow verification via a diff that the contents are the same and all 
           // is being output.
   
           // var fsWrite = new FileStream(@"C:\DuplicateFile.txt", FileMode.Create);
           // var sw = new StreamWriter(fsWrite);
   
           int rowNum = 0;
   
           while (true)
           {
               streamReader = new StreamReader(fileStream);
   
               string line;
               string rowStr;
   
               while (streamReader.Peek() != -1)
               {
                   rowNum++;
   
                   line = streamReader.ReadLine();
                   rowStr = rowNum.ToString();
   
                   string output = String.Format("{0} {1}:\t{2}", rowStr.PadLeft(6, '0'), DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString(), line);
   
                   Console.WriteLine(output);
   
                   // sw.WriteLine(output);
               }
   
               // sw.Flush();
   
               Thread.Sleep(500);
           }
       }
     }
   }