MySQL Purge Binary Logs

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  1. Change to the directory containing the binary log files.
    1. Note the last time on the first to newest mysql-bin.######, use that time for the purge binary logs before command.
  2. Flush the logs.
    1. # mysqladmin flush-logs -p -uroot
  3. Login to MySQL.
    1. mysql -p -uroot
  4. Purge the binary logs.
    1. mysql> purge binary logs before 'yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss' (note: the seconds is optional)