What's on this folder?

[lbduballstrs]

/var/log/mysql is holding all these mysql-bin.0000## files and the directory is growing very rapidly. Does anyone know what these files are??

 

[horndude]

log files for mysql, probably keep track of what users have done to the database, open them with a text editor and see what they say

use logrotate to manage them if they are getting out of hand

when sys logging is turned on in linux, its keeps a log of everything, and I mean everything possible, its one of the strengths of the OS, you can always see what's happening

 

[lbduballstrs]

nice. Thanks horndude.