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diff --git a/doc/ommysql.html b/doc/ommysql.html index 79d913eb..e81ce532 100644 --- a/doc/ommysql.html +++ b/doc/ommysql.html @@ -26,6 +26,17 @@ you know the server is running on a non-standard listen port. <br><b>:ommysql:database-server,database-name,database-userid,database-password</b> <br>All parameters should be filled in for a successful connect. </ul> +<p>Note rsyslog contains a canned default template to write to the MySQL +database. It works on the MonitorWare schema. This template is: +<p> +<textarea rows="5" cols="80">$template tpl,"insert into SystemEvents (Message, Facility, FromHost, Priority, DeviceReportedTime, ReceivedAt, InfoUnitID, SysLogTag) values ('%msg%', %syslogfacility%, '%HOSTNAME%', %syslogpriority%, '%timereported:::date-mysql%', '%timegenerated:::date-mysql%', %iut%, '%syslogtag%')",SQL +</textarea> +<p>As you can see, the template is an actual SQL statement. Note the ",SQL" option: it tells the +template processor that the template is used for SQL processing, thus quote characters are quoted +to prevent security issues. You can not assign a template without ",SQL" to a MySQL output action. +<p>If you would like to change fields contents or add or delete your own fields, you +can simply do so by modifying the schema (if required) and creating your own custom +template. <p><b>Sample:</b></p> <p>The following sample writes all syslog messages to the database "syslog_db" on mysqlsever.example.com. The server is @@ -40,7 +51,7 @@ $ActionOmmysqlServerPort 1234 # use non-standard port <p><font size="2">This documentation is part of the <a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/">rsyslog</a> project.<br> -Copyright © 2008 by <a href="http://www.gerhards.net/rainer">Rainer Gerhards</a> and +Copyright © 2008, 2009 by <a href="http://www.gerhards.net/rainer">Rainer Gerhards</a> and <a href="http://www.adiscon.com/">Adiscon</a>. Released under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.</font></p> </body></html> |