“SHOW CREATE EVENT” Statement In MySQL
In MySQL, the SHOW CREATE EVENT statement is used to display the SQL statement to create a specific event. It’s a handy command when you want to see the exact definition of an event, including its scheduling and action statement.
The syntax for the SHOW CREATE EVENT statement is:
SHOW CREATE EVENT event_name;Where event_name is the name of the event you want to inspect.
When you execute this statement, MySQL will return a result set with two columns:
- Event: The name of the event.
- Create Event: The SQL statement used to create the event.
Example:
Suppose you have an event named my_event And you want to see its creation statement. You would use:
SHOW CREATE EVENT my_event;The output will show you the CREATE EVENT a statement that was used to define my_event, including its schedule, the SQL statement it executes, and other attributes.
This command is handy when you want to replicate an event on another server or when you’re troubleshooting and need to see the exact details of an event’s definition.