How to debug Lock wait timeout exceeded on MySQL?

Question

In my production error logs I occasionally see:

SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 1205 Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting transaction

Answer 1

If you're using JDBC, then you have the option
includeInnodbStatusInDeadlockExceptions=true

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-j/8.0/en/connector-j-reference-configuration-properties.html