What is a "MySQL event"?
cron, database, job-scheduling, mysql, mysql-event
Solution
MySQL events offer an alternative to `scheduled tasks` and `cron jobs`.
Events can be used to create backups, delete stale records, aggregate data for reports, and so on. Unlike standard triggers which execute given a certain condition, an event is an object that is triggered by the passage of time and is sometimes referred to as a temporal trigger.
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http://phpmaster.com/working-with-mysql-events/
Problem
What is a "MySQL event"? What is its purpose? How is it different from a "job scheduler"? Many posts on SO, and the MySQL documentation, describe how to implement MySQL events, but I am just interested in their purpose.