# Stopping binary log replication for Aurora MySQL
Stopping binlog replication

To stop binary log replication with a MySQL DB instance, external MySQL database, or another Aurora DB cluster, follow these steps, discussed in detail following in this topic.

[1. Stop binary log replication on the replica target](#AuroraMySQL.Replication.MySQL.Stopping.StopReplication)

[2. Turn off binary logging on the replication source](#AuroraMySQL.Replication.MySQL.Stopping.DisableBinaryLogging)

## 1. Stop binary log replication on the replica target


Use the following instructions to stop binary log replication for your database engine.


|  Database engine  |  Instructions  | 
| --- | --- | 
|   Aurora MySQL   |  **To stop binary log replication on an Aurora MySQL DB cluster replica target** Connect to the Aurora DB cluster that is the replica target, and call the [mysql.rds\$1stop\$1replication](mysql-stored-proc-replicating.md#mysql_rds_stop_replication) procedure.  | 
|   RDS for MySQL   |  **To stop binary log replication on an Amazon RDS DB instance** Connect to the RDS DB instance that is the replica target and call the [mysql.rds\$1stop\$1replication](mysql-stored-proc-replicating.md#mysql_rds_stop_replication) procedure.  | 
|   MySQL (external)   |  **To stop binary log replication on an external MySQL database** Connect to the MySQL database and run the `STOP SLAVE` (version 5.7) or `STOP REPLICA` (version 8.0) command.  | 

## 2. Turn off binary logging on the replication source


Use the instructions in the following table to turn off binary logging on the replication source for your database engine.


| Database engine | Instructions | 
| --- | --- | 
|   Aurora MySQL   |  **To turn off binary logging on an Amazon Aurora DB cluster** [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Replication.MySQL.Stopping.html)  | 
|   RDS for MySQL   |  **To turn off binary logging on an Amazon RDS DB instance** You can't turn off binary logging directly for an Amazon RDS DB instance, but you can turn it off by doing the following: [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Replication.MySQL.Stopping.html)  | 
|   MySQL (external)   |  **To turn off binary logging on an external MySQL database** Connect to the MySQL database and call the `STOP REPLICATION` command. [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Replication.MySQL.Stopping.html)  |