SELECT @@session.character_set_connection; @@session.character_set_connection latin1 SET @@session.session_track_system_variables='character_set_connection'; # tracking info on SET NAMES 'utf8'; -- Tracker : SESSION_TRACK_SYSTEM_VARIABLES -- character_set_connection -- utf8 SET NAMES 'big5'; -- Tracker : SESSION_TRACK_SYSTEM_VARIABLES -- character_set_connection -- big5 # tracking info on once SET NAMES 'utf8'; -- Tracker : SESSION_TRACK_SYSTEM_VARIABLES -- character_set_connection -- utf8 SET NAMES 'big5'; # tracking info on SET NAMES 'utf8'; -- Tracker : SESSION_TRACK_SYSTEM_VARIABLES -- character_set_connection -- utf8 # tracking info off once SET NAMES 'big5'; SET @@session.session_track_system_variables= default;