MySQL Logging

Hi, Sorry if this the wrong list, I am a little confused on how to get MySQL logging working, I am hoping some PHP users are doing something like this. I am backing up my MySQL data using a shell script and mysqldump. I would like to be able to send an email notification to myself to know that the dump worked. My idea is tac'ing or tail'ing the last few entries of a mysql (or mysqldump?) log and pipping it to email. Does this sound like a good idea? It appears my server is not logging by default, how do I enable a log that would store this info, or am I looking at this the wrong way. All help is kindly appreciated. Thankyou :) JJ _________________________________________________________________ MSN Messenger: instale grátis e converse com seus amigos. http://messenger.msn.com.br