How to get when MySQL instance went down last Is it possible to determine when a MySQL instance went down last? Is there a log file or literally anything at all that logs the server status in MySQL? I have trolled through countless articles online and have not found a single thing that offers any sort of help on this. HELP!
The file mysql.log shows startup and shutdown.

SHOW VARIABLE LIKE 'log_error'; says where the file is.  However, also check SHOW VARIABLE LIKE 'log_output';.  (I don't know if this log is controlled by that.)

SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Uptime'; says how many seconds it has been up.