How to check the final SQL query generated by Entity Framework based on the LINQ expression for MySQL database

 If you want to check the final SQL query generated by  Entity Framework based on the LINQ expression for MySQL database  . you can follow the following steps : 

1. Connect to your MySQL command line 

2. run the following command :  SET GLOBAL general_log = 'ON';

3. In next command you need to setup the log file location. Here is the command for that SET GLOBAL general_log_file = 'C://file.log';

4. Execute the method for which you want to check the SQL query. 

5. Once you are done SET GLOBAL general_log = 'OFF'; run this. 

You can now check in your log file the output sql query from Entity Framework .