pt-fk-error-logger - Extract and log MySQL foreign key errors.
pt-fk-error-logger [OPTION...] SOURCE_DSN
pt-fk-error-logger extracts and saves information about the most recent foreign key errors in a MySQL server.
Print foreign key errors on host1:
pt-fk-error-logger h=host1
Save foreign key errors on host1 to db.foreign_key_errors table on host2:
pt-fk-error-logger h=host1 --dest h=host1,D=db,t=foreign_key_errors
The following section is included to inform users about the potential risks, whether known or unknown, of using this tool. The two main categories of risks are those created by the nature of the tool (e.g. read-only tools vs. read-write tools) and those created by bugs.
pt-fk-error-logger is read-only unless you specify --dest. It should be very low-risk.
At the time of this release, we know of no bugs that could cause serious harm to users.
The authoritative source for updated information is always the online issue tracking system. Issues that affect this tool will be marked as such. You can see a list of such issues at the following URL: http://www.percona.com/bugs/pt-fk-error-logger.
See also “BUGS” for more information on filing bugs and getting help.
pt-fk-error-logger prints or saves the foreign key errors text from SHOW INNODB STATUS. The errors are not parsed or interpreted in any way. Foreign key errors are uniquely identified by their timestamp. Only new (more recent) errors are printed or saved.
If --print is given or no --dest is given, then pt-fk-error-logger prints the foreign key error text to STDOUT exactly as it appeared in SHOW INNODB STATUS.
This tool accepts additional command-line arguments. Refer to the “SYNOPSIS” and usage information for details.
Prompt for a password when connecting to MySQL.
short form: -A; type: string
Default character set. If the value is utf8, sets Perl’s binmode on STDOUT to utf8, passes the mysql_enable_utf8 option to DBD::mysql, and runs SET NAMES UTF8 after connecting to MySQL. Any other value sets binmode on STDOUT without the utf8 layer, and runs SET NAMES after connecting to MySQL.
type: Array
Read this comma-separated list of config files; if specified, this must be the first option on the command line.
Fork to the background and detach from the shell. POSIX operating systems only.
short form: -F; type: string
Only read mysql options from the given file. You must give an absolute pathname.
type: DSN
DSN for where to store foreign key errors; specify at least a database (D) and table (t).
Missing values are filled in with the same values from the source host, so you can usually omit most parts of this argument if you’re storing foreign key errors on the same server on which they happen.
The following table is suggested:
CREATE TABLE foreign_key_errors (
ts datetime NOT NULL,
error text NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (ts),
)
The only information saved is the timestamp and the foreign key error text.
Show help and exit.
short form: -h; type: string
Connect to host.
type: time; default: 0
How often to check for foreign key errors.
type: string
Print all output to this file when daemonized.
short form: -p; type: string
Password to use when connecting.
type: string
Create the given PID file when daemonized. The file contains the process ID of the daemonized instance. The PID file is removed when the daemonized instance exits. The program checks for the existence of the PID file when starting; if it exists and the process with the matching PID exists, the program exits.
short form: -P; type: int
Port number to use for connection.
Print results on standard output. See “OUTPUT” for more.
type: time
How long to run before exiting.
type: string; default: wait_timeout=10000
Set these MySQL variables. Immediately after connecting to MySQL, this string will be appended to SET and executed.
short form: -S; type: string
Socket file to use for connection.
short form: -u; type: string
User for login if not current user.
Show version and exit.
These DSN options are used to create a DSN. Each option is given like option=value. The options are case-sensitive, so P and p are not the same option. There cannot be whitespace before or after the = and if the value contains whitespace it must be quoted. DSN options are comma-separated. See the percona-toolkit manpage for full details.
dsn: charset; copy: yes
Default character set.
dsn: database; copy: yes
Default database.
dsn: mysql_read_default_file; copy: yes
Only read default options from the given file
dsn: host; copy: yes
Connect to host.
dsn: password; copy: yes
Password to use when connecting.
dsn: port; copy: yes
Port number to use for connection.
dsn: mysql_socket; copy: yes
Socket file to use for connection.
Table in which to store foreign key errors.
dsn: user; copy: yes
User for login if not current user.
The environment variable PTDEBUG enables verbose debugging output to STDERR. To enable debugging and capture all output to a file, run the tool like:
PTDEBUG=1 pt-fk-error-logger ... > FILE 2>&1
Be careful: debugging output is voluminous and can generate several megabytes of output.
You need Perl, DBI, DBD::mysql, and some core packages that ought to be installed in any reasonably new version of Perl.
For a list of known bugs, see http://www.percona.com/bugs/pt-fk-error-logger.
Please report bugs at https://bugs.launchpad.net/percona-toolkit. Include the following information in your bug report:
If possible, include debugging output by running the tool with PTDEBUG; see “ENVIRONMENT”.
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wget percona.com/get/percona-toolkit.deb
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Replace TOOL with the name of any tool.
Daniel Nichter
This tool is part of Percona Toolkit, a collection of advanced command-line tools developed by Percona for MySQL support and consulting. Percona Toolkit was forked from two projects in June, 2011: Maatkit and Aspersa. Those projects were created by Baron Schwartz and developed primarily by him and Daniel Nichter, both of whom are employed by Percona. Visit http://www.percona.com/software/ for more software developed by Percona.
This program is copyright 2011-2012 Percona Inc. Feedback and improvements are welcome.
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This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2; OR the Perl Artistic License. On UNIX and similar systems, you can issue `man perlgpl’ or `man perlartistic’ to read these licenses.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
pt-fk-error-logger 2.0.5
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