# Unable to get mysql performance in packetbeat

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-get-mysql-performance-in-packetbeat/1450>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** packetbeat\
**Created:** [May 28, 2015, 9:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-get-mysql-performance-in-packetbeat/1450 "2015-05-28T09:17:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![tudor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tudor/32/3753_2.png) [@tudor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tudor)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 9:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-get-mysql-performance-in-packetbeat/1450/11 "2015-05-28T09:52:10Z")

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If you cannot find it, lets try this test:

- In one terminal tab, start tcpdump and and leave it running:

- On another terminal tab, start the mysql prompt replacing root with a user you have for mysql:

- On the mysql prompt to a simple select like:

- Stop tcpdump and check that the `trace.pcap` file was created.

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