Information Schema EVENTS Table

The Information Schema EVENTS table stores information about Events on the server.

It contains the following columns:

Column Description
EVENT_CATALOG Always def.
EVENT_SCHEMA Database where the event was defined.
EVENT_NAME Event name.
DEFINER Event definer.
TIME_ZONE Time zone used for the event's scheduling and execution, by default SYSTEM.
EVENT_BODY SQL.
EVENT_DEFINITION The SQL defining the event.
EVENT_TYPE Either ONE TIME or RECURRING.
EXECUTE_AT DATETIME when the event is set to execute, or NULL if recurring.
INTERVAL_VALUE Numeric interval between event executions for a recurring event, or NULL if not recurring.
INTERVAL_FIELD Interval unit (e.g., HOUR)
SQL_MODE The SQL_MODE at the time the event was created.
STARTS Start DATETIME for a recurring event, NULL if not defined or not recurring.
ENDS End DATETIME for a recurring event, NULL if not defined or not recurring.
STATUS One of ENABLED, DISABLED or /SLAVESIDE_DISABLED.
ON_COMPLETION The ON COMPLETION clause, either PRESERVE or NOT PRESERVE .
CREATED When the event was created.
LAST_ALTERED When the event was last changed.
LAST_EXECUTED When the event was last run.
EVENT_COMMENT The comment provided in the CREATE EVENT statement, or an empty string if none.
ORIGINATOR MariaDB server ID on which the event was created.
CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT character_set_client system variable session value at the time the event was created.
COLLATION_CONNECTION collation_connection system variable session value at the time the event was created.
DATABASE_COLLATION Database collation with which the event is linked.

The SHOW EVENTS and SHOW CREATE EVENT statements provide similar information.

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