18.4. Using the Event Scheduler

18.4.1. Event Scheduler Overview
18.4.2. Event Scheduler Configuration
18.4.3. Event Syntax
18.4.4. Event Metadata
18.4.5. Event Scheduler Status
18.4.6. The Event Scheduler and MySQL Privileges

The MySQL Event Scheduler manages the scheduling and execution of events: Tasks that run according to schedule. The following discussion covers the Event Scheduler and is divided into the following sections:

Section 18.4.1, "Event Scheduler Overview", provides an introduction to and conceptual overview of MySQL Events.
Section 18.4.3, "Event Syntax", discusses the SQL statements for creating, altering, and dropping MySQL Events.
Section 18.4.4, "Event Metadata", shows how to obtain information about events and how this information is stored by the MySQL Server.
Section 18.4.6, "The Event Scheduler and MySQL Privileges", discusses the privileges required to work with events and the ramifications that events have with regard to privileges when executing.

Stored routines require the event table in the mysql database. This table is created during the MySQL 5.7 installation procedure. If you are upgrading to MySQL 5.7 from an earlier version, be sure to update your grant tables to make sure that the event table exists. See Section 4.4.7, "mysql_upgrade — Check and Upgrade MySQL Tables".

Additional Resources

You may find the MySQL Event Scheduler User Forum of use when working with scheduled events.
There are some restrictions on the use of events; see Section D.1, "Restrictions on Stored Programs".
Binary logging for events takes place as described in Section 18.7, "Binary Logging of Stored Programs".