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pt-fk-error-logger
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.. highlight:: perl
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NAME
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pt-fk-error-logger - Extract and log MySQL foreign key errors.
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SYNOPSIS
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Usage: 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:
.. code-block:: perl
pt-fk-error-logger h=host1
Save foreign key errors on host1 to db.foreign_key_errors table on host2:
.. code-block:: perl
pt-fk-error-logger h=host1 --dest h=host1,D=db,t=foreign_key_errors
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RISKS
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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 <http://www.percona.com/bugs/pt-fk-error-logger>`_.
See also "BUGS" for more information on filing bugs and getting help.
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DESCRIPTION
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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.
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OUTPUT
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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``\ .
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OPTIONS
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This tool accepts additional command-line arguments. Refer to the
"SYNOPSIS" and usage information for details.
--ask-pass
Prompt for a password when connecting to MySQL.
--charset
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.
--config
type: Array
Read this comma-separated list of config files; if specified, this must be the
first option on the command line.
--daemonize
Fork to the background and detach from the shell. POSIX operating systems only.
--defaults-file
short form: -F; type: string
Only read mysql options from the given file. You must give an absolute
pathname.
--dest
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:
.. code-block:: perl
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.
--help
Show help and exit.
--host
short form: -h; type: string
Connect to host.
--interval
type: time; default: 0
How often to check for foreign key errors.
--log
type: string
Print all output to this file when daemonized.
--password
short form: -p; type: string
Password to use when connecting.
--pid
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.
--port
short form: -P; type: int
Port number to use for connection.
--print
Print results on standard output. See "OUTPUT" for more.
--run-time
type: time
How long to run before exiting.
--set-vars
type: string; default: wait_timeout=10000
Set these MySQL variables. Immediately after connecting to MySQL, this string
will be appended to SET and executed.
--socket
short form: -S; type: string
Socket file to use for connection.
--user
short form: -u; type: string
User for login if not current user.
--version
Show version and exit.
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DSN OPTIONS
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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.
\* A
dsn: charset; copy: yes
Default character set.
\* D
dsn: database; copy: yes
Default database.
\* F
dsn: mysql_read_default_file; copy: yes
Only read default options from the given file
\* h
dsn: host; copy: yes
Connect to host.
\* p
dsn: password; copy: yes
Password to use when connecting.
\* P
dsn: port; copy: yes
Port number to use for connection.
\* S
dsn: mysql_socket; copy: yes
Socket file to use for connection.
\* t
Table in which to store foreign key errors.
\* u
dsn: user; copy: yes
User for login if not current user.
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ENVIRONMENT
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The environment variable \ ``PTDEBUG``\ enables verbose debugging output to STDERR.
To enable debugging and capture all output to a file, run the tool like:
.. code-block:: perl
PTDEBUG=1 pt-fk-error-logger ... > FILE 2>&1
Be careful: debugging output is voluminous and can generate several megabytes
of output.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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You need Perl, DBI, DBD::mysql, and some core packages that ought to be
installed in any reasonably new version of Perl.
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BUGS
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For a list of known bugs, see `http://www.percona.com/bugs/pt-fk-error-logger <http://www.percona.com/bugs/pt-fk-error-logger>`_.
Please report bugs at `https://bugs.launchpad.net/percona-toolkit <https://bugs.launchpad.net/percona-toolkit>`_.
Include the following information in your bug report:
\* Complete command-line used to run the tool
\* Tool "--version"
\* MySQL version of all servers involved
\* Output from the tool including STDERR
\* Input files (log/dump/config files, etc.)
If possible, include debugging output by running the tool with \ ``PTDEBUG``\ ;
see "ENVIRONMENT".
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DOWNLOADING
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Visit `http://www.percona.com/software/percona-toolkit/ <http://www.percona.com/software/percona-toolkit/>`_ to download the
latest release of Percona Toolkit. Or, get the latest release from the
command line:
.. code-block:: perl
wget percona.com/get/percona-toolkit.tar.gz
wget percona.com/get/percona-toolkit.rpm
wget percona.com/get/percona-toolkit.deb
You can also get individual tools from the latest release:
.. code-block:: perl
wget percona.com/get/TOOL
Replace \ ``TOOL``\ with the name of any tool.
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AUTHORS
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Daniel Nichter
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ABOUT PERCONA TOOLKIT
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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/ <http://www.percona.com/software/>`_ for more software developed by Percona.
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COPYRIGHT, LICENSE, AND WARRANTY
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This program is copyright 2011 Percona Inc.
Feedback and improvements are welcome.
THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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.
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VERSION
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Percona Toolkit v0.9.5 released 2011-08-04