title: Enabling MySQL general query log with JDBC
body: <p>Is there a way to enable MySQL general query logging through JDBC? The closest thing I have found through my search is the ability to log slow queries through JDBC (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/connector-j-reference-configuration-properties.html). Maybe I should do that and set the slow query threshold to 0 ms?</p>
  
  <p>I would like to log all queries through MySQL in a human-readable format and would like to specify the location where the log file should be written. I know I will take a performance hit, but my application only has one user and is simple enough that I would be surprised if the performance hit was noticeable. I would like to try it out anyway to see. </p>
  
  <p>I believe another option I have is to turn on binary logging and use mysqlbinlog to convert the binary logs to a human-readable format, but it sounds like the general query log would provide a simpler means of getting what I want.</p>