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    This document discusses MySQL scheduled events, which allow automating database tasks by executing SQL statements on a predefined schedule. MySQL events are similar to cron jobs and can be used for tasks like optimizing tables, cleaning logs, and generating reports. The event scheduler must be enabled to execute events. Events are created using the CREATE EVENT statement and specify a schedule and SQL statements or stored procedures to run. Events can run once at a specific time or recur regularly, and are dropped automatically or preserved based on options. The document provides examples of creating, viewing, and dropping MySQL events.

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    This document discusses MySQL scheduled events, which allow automating database tasks by executing SQL statements on a predefined schedule. MySQL events are similar to cron jobs and can be used for tasks like optimizing tables, cleaning logs, and generating reports. The event scheduler must be enabled to execute events. Events are created using the CREATE EVENT statement and specify a schedule and SQL statements or stored procedures to run. Events can run once at a specific time or recur regularly, and are dropped automatically or preserved based on options. The document provides examples of creating, viewing, and dropping MySQL events.

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    This document discusses MySQL scheduled events, which allow automating database tasks by executing SQL statements on a predefined schedule. MySQL events are similar to cron jobs and can be used for tasks like optimizing tables, cleaning logs, and generating reports. The event scheduler must be enabled to execute events. Events are created using the CREATE EVENT statement and specify a schedule and SQL statements or stored procedures to run. Events can run once at a specific time or recur regularly, and are dropped automatically or preserved based on options. The document provides examples of creating, viewing, and dropping MySQL events.

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    This document discusses MySQL scheduled events, which allow automating database tasks by executing SQL statements on a predefined schedule. MySQL events are similar to cron jobs and can be used for tasks like optimizing tables, cleaning logs, and generating reports. The event scheduler must be enabled to execute events. Events are created using the CREATE EVENT statement and specify a schedule and SQL statements or stored procedures to run. Events can run once at a specific time or recur regularly, and are dropped automatically or preserved based on options. The document provides examples of creating, viewing, and dropping MySQL events.

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    Working with MySQL Scheduled Event

    Summary: About MySQL event scheduler and how to create MySQL events to automate
    database tasks.

    A MySQL event is a task that runs based on a predefined schedule therefore sometimes it is
    referred to as a scheduled event. MySQL event is also known as “temporal trigger” because it
    is triggered by time, not by table update like a trigger. A MySQL event is similar to a cron
    job in UNIX or a task scheduler in Windows.

    You can use MySQL events in many cases such as optimizing database tables, cleaning up
    logs, archiving data, or generate complex reports during off-peak time.

    MySQL event scheduler configuration


    MySQL uses a special thread called event schedule thread to execute all scheduled events.
    You can see the status of event scheduler thread by executing the following command:

    SHOW PROCESSLIST;

    By default, the event scheduler thread is not enabled. To enable and start the event scheduler
    thread, you need to execute the following command:

    SET GLOBAL event_scheduler = ON;

    Now to see the status of event scheduler thread, you execute the SHOW PROCESSLIST
    command again.

    SHOW PROCESSLIST;

    To disable and stop the event the event scheduler thread, you execute the SET GLOBAL
    command with value of the event_scheduler is OFF:

    SET GLOBAL event_scheduler = OFF;


    Creating new MySQL events
    Creating an event is similar to creating other database objects such as stored procedures or
    triggers. An event is a named object that contains SQL statements.

    A stored procedure is only executed when it is invoked directly; a trigger is executed when an
    event associated with a table such as an insert, update, or delete event occurs while an event
    can be executed at once or more regular intervals.

    To create and schedule a new event, you use the CREATE EVENT statement as follows:

    CREATE EVENT [IF NOT EXIST] event_name


    ON SCHEDULE schedule
    DO
    event_body

    Let’s examine the statement in more detail.

     First, you specify the event name after the CREATE EVENT clause. The event name
    must be unique within a database schema.
     Second, you put a schedule after the ON SCHEDULE clause. If the event is a one-time
    event, you use the syntax:AT timestamp [+ INTERVAL] If the event is a recurring
    event, you use the EVERY clause:EVERY interval STARTS timestamp [+INTERVAL]
    ENDS timestamp [+INTERVAL]
     Third, you place the SQL statements after the DO keyword. It is important to notice
    that you can call a stored procedure inside the body of the event. In case you have
    compound SQL statements, you can wrap them in a BEGIN END block.

    Let’s look at few examples of creating events to understand the syntax above.

    To create and schedule a new one-time event that inserts a message into a table called
    messages you do the following steps:.

    First, create a new table named messages by using the CREATE TABLE statement as follows:

    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS messages (


    id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
    message VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
    created at DATETIME NOT NULL
    );

    Second, create an event by using the CREATE EVENT statement:

    CREATE EVENT IF NOT EXISTS test_event_01


    ON SCHEDULE AT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
    DO
    INSERT INTO messages(message,created_at)
    VALUES('Test MySQL Event 1',NOW());
    Third, check the messages table; you will see that we have 1 record. It means the event was
    executed when it is created.

    SELECT * FROM messages;

    To shows all events of a database schema, you use the following statement:

    SHOW EVENTS FROM classicmodels;

    We don’t see any row returned because an event is automatically dropped when it is expired.
    In our case, it is a one-time event and expired when its execution completed.

    To change this behavior, you can use the ON COMPLETION PRESERVE clause. The following
    statement creates another one-time event that is executed after its creation time 1 minute and
    not dropped after execution.

    CREATE EVENT test_event_02


    ON SCHEDULE AT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + INTERVAL 1 MINUTE
    ON COMPLETION PRESERVE
    DO
    INSERT INTO messages(message,created_at)
    VALUES('Test MySQL Event 2',NOW());

    Wait for 1 minute, check the messages table, another record was added:

    SELECT * FROM messages;

    If we execute the SHOW EVENTS statement again, we see the event is there because the effect
    of the ON COMPLETION PRESERVE clause:

    SHOW EVENTS FROM classicmodels;


    The following statement creates a recurring event that executes every minute and is expired
    in 1 hour from its creation time:

    CREATE EVENT test_event_03


    ON SCHEDULE EVERY 1 MINUTE
    STARTS CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
    ENDS CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + INTERVAL 1 HOUR
    DO
    INSERT INTO messages(message,created_at)
    VALUES('Test MySQL recurring Event',NOW());

    Notice that we used STARTS and ENDS clauses to define expiration period for the event. You
    can test this recurring event by waiting for few minutes and check the messages table.

    SELECT * FROM messages;

    Drop MySQL events


    To remove an existing event, you use the DROP EVENT statement as follows:

    DROP EVENT [IF EXIST] event_name;

    Taken from - http://www.mysqltutorial.org/mysql-triggers/working-mysql-scheduled-event/

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