How to purge Binary Logs.md

The following scripts assist in purging and stopping the build up of binary logs by MySQL see http://technology.blue-bag.com/binary-logs-are-filling-my-mac-help

purge-binary.bat

rem Windows batch file for WAMP
@ECHO OFF
For /f "tokens=1-3 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /t') do (Set Datestr=%%c-%%b-%%a)
FOR /F "TOKENS=*" %%A IN ('TIME/T') DO SET TIME=%%A
echo Purging Logs on %Datestr% >> d:/wamp/logs/mysql-log-purge.log
@echo off
echo. | time /t
echo Purge Binary Logs .
D:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.1.36\bin\mysql.exe -u root -p -e "PURGE BINARY LOGS BEFORE '%Datestr% 00:00:01';"
echo D:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.1.36\bin\mysql.exe -u root -p -e "PURGE BINARY LOGS BEFORE '%Datestr% 00:00:01';"
echo Completed, Purged Binary Logs
echo. | time /t
pause
cls
if %errorlevel% == 0 goto okay
:error
echo Error Purging Binary Logs %Datestr% at %Time% >> d:/wamp/logs/mysql-log-purge.log
eventcreate /t error /id 100 /so MYSQLPurge /l application /d "MYSqlPurge - Error"
goto end
:okay
rem eventcreate /t information /id 101 /so MYSQLPurge /l application /d "MYSQLPurge - Success"
:end

purge-binary.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Bash script to run every now and then
# source:http://knowledge-republic.com/CRM/2011/05/removing-of-binary-log-bash-script/
user=root
password=password
mysql -u$user -p$password -bse “show binary logs;” > binary.log
LastLine=`tail -n1 binary.log|awk ‘{print $1}’`
mysql -u$user -p$password -bse “purge binary logs to ‘”$LastLine”‘;”
rm binary.log

Purge-MySQL-binary-logs.cmd

# At the command line
# You can clear them up to a date or up to a specific log file:
#

$ mysql -u root -p 'rootpassword' -e "PURGE BINARY LOGS TO 'mysql-bin.00054';"
- or -
$ mysql -u root -p 'rootpassword' -e "PURGE BINARY LOGS BEFORE '2013-01-01 10:00:00';"