Mysql Event Not Working

Question

I have added the following simple test event on my mysql database via phpmyadmin:

CREATE DEFINER=`root`@`localhost` EVENT `my_event` 
ON SCHEDULE EVERY 1 MINUTE          


        

Answer 1

Verify if the event_scheduler is On - execute the following command:

SHOW PROCESSLIST;

It'll output a table/entries, you must look for an entry with User event_scheduler, and Command Daemon:

Id           User         Host      db  Command Time    State            Info
22870   event_scheduler localhost   \N   Daemon  23    Waiting for next activation  \N

OR, you can also verify using the following command:

SELECT @@global.event_scheduler;

The result should be ON, otherwise set it off (will get 0 for the command), as stated in the next section.

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If you don't have any such entry (as above), you may start the event scheduler using the following command:

 SET GLOBAL event_scheduler = ON;

Once done, you can verify if it has been executed properly using the SHOW PROCESSLIST command, as mentioned above.