This is what I have been using on FC5.
# more syslogfeeder.sh
#!/bin/sh
if [ ! -e /var/log/mysql.pipe ]
then
mkfifo /var/log/mysql.pipe
fi
while [ -e /var/log/mysql.pipe ]
do
mysql -u syslogfeeder --password=XXX syslog
< /var/log/mysql.pipe >/dev/null
done
