set @@session.max_heap_table_size=16*1024*1024; create table t1 select * from information_schema.session_status where variable_name like 'Opened%'; create temporary table t2 (a int) engine=memory; select variable_name, session_status.variable_value - t1.variable_value from information_schema.session_status join t1 using (variable_name); variable_name session_status.variable_value - t1.variable_value OPENED_FILES 0 OPENED_PLUGIN_LIBRARIES 0 OPENED_TABLE_DEFINITIONS 2 OPENED_TABLES 1 OPENED_VIEWS 0 truncate table t2; select variable_name, session_status.variable_value - t1.variable_value from information_schema.session_status join t1 using (variable_name); variable_name session_status.variable_value - t1.variable_value OPENED_FILES 0 OPENED_PLUGIN_LIBRARIES 0 OPENED_TABLE_DEFINITIONS 2 OPENED_TABLES 1 OPENED_VIEWS 0 drop table t1;