To use the MySQL CDC features, we need to create a MySQL user account with appropriate privileges on all databases for which RisingWave will read from.

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Create a user and grant privileges

  1. Create a MySQL user with the following query.
CREATE USER 'user'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
  1. Grant the appropriate privileges to the user.
GRANT SELECT, REPLICATION SLAVE, REPLICATION CLIENT ON *.* TO 'user'@'%';
  1. Finalize the privileges.
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

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Enable the binlog

The binlog must be enabled for MySQL replication. The binary logs record transaction updates for replication tools to propagate changes.
  1. Check if the log-bin is already on.
SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'log_bin';
+---------------+-------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+---------------+-------+
| log_bin       | OFF   |
+---------------+-------+
  1. If it is OFF, configure your MySQL server configuration file, my.cnf, with the following properties described below. Restart your MySQL server to let the configurations take effect.
server-id         = 223344
log_bin           = mysql-bin
binlog_format     = ROW
binlog_row_image  = FULL
expire_logs_days  = 10
  1. Confirm your changes by checking the log-bin again.
SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'log_bin';
+---------------+-------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+---------------+-------+
| log_bin       | ON    |
+---------------+-------+
See Setting up MySQL for more details.