You can log every query to a log file really easily: mysql> SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "general_log%"; +------------------+----------------------------+ | Variable_name | Value | +------------------+----------------------------+ | general_log | OFF | | general_log_file | /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.log | +------------------+----------------------------+ mysql> SET GLOBAL general_log = 'ON'; Do your queries (on any db). Grep or otherwise examine /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.log Then don't forget to mysql> SET GLOBAL general_log = 'OFF'; or the performance will plummet and your disk will fill!