drop table if exists t1,t2; set @`test`=1,@TEST=3,@select=2,@t5=1.23456; select @test,@`select`,@TEST,@not_used; @test @`select` @TEST @not_used 1 2 3 NULL set @test_int=10,@test_double=1e-10,@test_string="abcdeghi",@test_string2="abcdefghij",@select=NULL; select @test_int,@test_double,@test_string,@test_string2,@select; @test_int @test_double @test_string @test_string2 @select 10 1e-10 abcdeghi abcdefghij NULL set @test_int="hello",@test_double="hello",@test_string="hello",@test_string2="hello"; select @test_int,@test_double,@test_string,@test_string2; @test_int @test_double @test_string @test_string2 hello hello hello hello set @test_int="hellohello",@test_double="hellohello",@test_string="hellohello",@test_string2="hellohello"; select @test_int,@test_double,@test_string,@test_string2; @test_int @test_double @test_string @test_string2 hellohello hellohello hellohello hellohello set @test_int=null,@test_double=null,@test_string=null,@test_string2=null; select @test_int,@test_double,@test_string,@test_string2; @test_int @test_double @test_string @test_string2 NULL NULL NULL NULL select @t1:=(@t2:=1)+@t3:=4,@t1,@t2,@t3; @t1:=(@t2:=1)+@t3:=4 @t1 @t2 @t3 5 5 1 4 explain extended select @t1:=(@t2:=1)+@t3:=4,@t1,@t2,@t3; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL No tables used Warnings: Note 1003 select sql_no_cache (@t1:=((@t2:=1) + (@t3:=4))) AS `@t1:=(@t2:=1)+@t3:=4`,(@t1) AS `@t1`,(@t2) AS `@t2`,(@t3) AS `@t3` select @t5; @t5 1.23456 CREATE TABLE t1 (c_id INT(4) NOT NULL, c_name CHAR(20), c_country CHAR(3), PRIMARY KEY(c_id)); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1,'Bozo','USA'),(2,'Ronald','USA'),(3,'Kinko','IRE'),(4,'Mr. Floppy','GB'); SELECT @min_cid:=min(c_id), @max_cid:=max(c_id) from t1; @min_cid:=min(c_id) @max_cid:=max(c_id) 1 4 SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE c_id=@min_cid OR c_id=@max_cid; c_id c_name c_country 1 Bozo USA 4 Mr. Floppy GB SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE c_id=@min_cid OR c_id=@max_cid OR c_id=666; c_id c_name c_country 1 Bozo USA 4 Mr. Floppy GB ALTER TABLE t1 DROP PRIMARY KEY; select * from t1 where c_id=@min_cid OR c_id=@max_cid; c_id c_name c_country 1 Bozo USA 4 Mr. Floppy GB drop table t1; set max_join_size=100; show variables like 'max_join_size'; Variable_name Value max_join_size 100 show global variables like 'max_join_size'; Variable_name Value max_join_size 10 set GLOBAL max_join_size=2000; show global variables like 'max_join_size'; Variable_name Value max_join_size 2000 set max_join_size=DEFAULT; show variables like 'max_join_size'; Variable_name Value max_join_size 2000 set GLOBAL max_join_size=DEFAULT; show global variables like 'max_join_size'; Variable_name Value max_join_size HA_POS_ERROR set @@max_join_size=1000, @@global.max_join_size=2000; select @@local.max_join_size, @@global.max_join_size; @@local.max_join_size @@global.max_join_size 1000 2000 select @@identity, length(@@version)>0; @@identity length(@@version)>0 0 1 select @@VERSION=version(); @@VERSION=version() 1 select last_insert_id(345); last_insert_id(345) 345 explain extended select last_insert_id(345); id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL No tables used Warnings: Note 1003 select sql_no_cache last_insert_id(345) AS `last_insert_id(345)` select @@IDENTITY,last_insert_id(), @@identity; @@IDENTITY last_insert_id() @@identity 345 345 345 explain extended select @@IDENTITY,last_insert_id(), @@identity; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL No tables used Warnings: Note 1003 select sql_no_cache 345 AS `@@IDENTITY`,last_insert_id() AS `last_insert_id()`,345 AS `@@identity` set big_tables=OFF, big_tables=ON, big_tables=0, big_tables=1, big_tables="OFF", big_tables="ON"; set global concurrent_insert=ON; show variables like 'concurrent_insert'; Variable_name Value concurrent_insert ON set global concurrent_insert=1; show variables like 'concurrent_insert'; Variable_name Value concurrent_insert ON set global concurrent_insert=0; show variables like 'concurrent_insert'; Variable_name Value concurrent_insert OFF set global concurrent_insert=OFF; show variables like 'concurrent_insert'; Variable_name Value concurrent_insert OFF set global concurrent_insert=DEFAULT; show variables like 'concurrent_insert'; Variable_name Value concurrent_insert ON set storage_engine=MYISAM, storage_engine="HEAP", global storage_engine="MERGE"; show local variables like 'storage_engine'; Variable_name Value storage_engine HEAP show global variables like 'storage_engine'; Variable_name Value storage_engine MERGE set GLOBAL query_cache_size=100000; set GLOBAL myisam_max_sort_file_size=2000000; show global variables like 'myisam_max_sort_file_size'; Variable_name Value myisam_max_sort_file_size 1048576 set GLOBAL myisam_max_sort_file_size=default; show variables like 'myisam_max_sort_file_size'; Variable_name Value myisam_max_sort_file_size FILE_SIZE set global net_retry_count=10, session net_retry_count=10; set global net_buffer_length=1024, net_write_timeout=200, net_read_timeout=300; set session net_buffer_length=2048, net_write_timeout=500, net_read_timeout=600; show global variables like 'net_%'; Variable_name Value net_buffer_length 1024 net_read_timeout 300 net_retry_count 10 net_write_timeout 200 show session variables like 'net_%'; Variable_name Value net_buffer_length 2048 net_read_timeout 600 net_retry_count 10 net_write_timeout 500 set session net_buffer_length=8000, global net_read_timeout=900, net_write_timeout=1000; show global variables like 'net_%'; Variable_name Value net_buffer_length 1024 net_read_timeout 900 net_retry_count 10 net_write_timeout 1000 show session variables like 'net_%'; Variable_name Value net_buffer_length 7168 net_read_timeout 600 net_retry_count 10 net_write_timeout 500 set net_buffer_length=1; show variables like 'net_buffer_length'; Variable_name Value net_buffer_length 1024 set net_buffer_length=2000000000; show variables like 'net_buffer_length'; Variable_name Value net_buffer_length 1048576 set character set cp1251_koi8; show variables like "character_set_client"; Variable_name Value character_set_client cp1251 select @@timestamp>0; @@timestamp>0 1 set @@rand_seed1=10000000,@@rand_seed2=1000000; select ROUND(RAND(),5); ROUND(RAND(),5) 0.02887 show variables like '%alloc%'; Variable_name Value query_alloc_block_size 8192 query_prealloc_size 8192 range_alloc_block_size 2048 transaction_alloc_block_size 8192 transaction_prealloc_size 4096 set @@range_alloc_block_size=1024*16; set @@query_alloc_block_size=1024*17+2; set @@query_prealloc_size=1024*18; set @@transaction_alloc_block_size=1024*20-1; set @@transaction_prealloc_size=1024*21-1; select @@query_alloc_block_size; @@query_alloc_block_size 17408 show variables like '%alloc%'; Variable_name Value query_alloc_block_size 17408 query_prealloc_size 18432 range_alloc_block_size 16384 transaction_alloc_block_size 19456 transaction_prealloc_size 20480 set @@range_alloc_block_size=default; set @@query_alloc_block_size=default, @@query_prealloc_size=default; set transaction_alloc_block_size=default, @@transaction_prealloc_size=default; show variables like '%alloc%'; Variable_name Value query_alloc_block_size 8192 query_prealloc_size 8192 range_alloc_block_size 2048 transaction_alloc_block_size 8192 transaction_prealloc_size 4096 SELECT @@version LIKE 'non-existent'; @@version LIKE 'non-existent' 0 SELECT @@version_compile_os LIKE 'non-existent'; @@version_compile_os LIKE 'non-existent' 0 set big_tables=OFFF; ERROR 42000: Variable 'big_tables' can't be set to the value of 'OFFF' set big_tables="OFFF"; ERROR 42000: Variable 'big_tables' can't be set to the value of 'OFFF' set unknown_variable=1; ERROR HY000: Unknown system variable 'unknown_variable' set max_join_size="hello"; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'max_join_size' set storage_engine=UNKNOWN_TABLE_TYPE; ERROR 42000: Unknown table engine 'UNKNOWN_TABLE_TYPE' set storage_engine=MERGE, big_tables=2; ERROR 42000: Variable 'big_tables' can't be set to the value of '2' show local variables like 'storage_engine'; Variable_name Value storage_engine HEAP set SESSION query_cache_size=10000; ERROR HY000: Variable 'query_cache_size' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set GLOBAL storage_engine=DEFAULT; ERROR 42000: Variable 'storage_engine' doesn't have a default value set character_set_client=UNKNOWN_CHARACTER_SET; ERROR 42000: Unknown character set: 'UNKNOWN_CHARACTER_SET' set collation_connection=UNKNOWN_COLLATION; ERROR HY000: Unknown collation: 'UNKNOWN_COLLATION' set character_set_client=NULL; ERROR 42000: Variable 'character_set_client' can't be set to the value of 'NULL' set collation_connection=NULL; ERROR 42000: Variable 'collation_connection' can't be set to the value of 'NULL' set global autocommit=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'autocommit' is a SESSION variable and can't be used with SET GLOBAL select @@global.timestamp; ERROR HY000: Variable 'timestamp' is a SESSION variable set @@version=''; ERROR HY000: Unknown system variable 'version' set @@concurrent_insert=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'concurrent_insert' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set @@global.sql_auto_is_null=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'sql_auto_is_null' is a SESSION variable and can't be used with SET GLOBAL select @@global.sql_auto_is_null; ERROR HY000: Variable 'sql_auto_is_null' is a SESSION variable set myisam_max_sort_file_size=100; ERROR HY000: Variable 'myisam_max_sort_file_size' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set myisam_max_extra_sort_file_size=100; ERROR HY000: Variable 'myisam_max_extra_sort_file_size' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set @@SQL_WARNINGS=NULL; ERROR 42000: Variable 'sql_warnings' can't be set to the value of 'NULL' set autocommit=1; set big_tables=1; select @@autocommit, @@big_tables; @@autocommit @@big_tables 1 1 set global binlog_cache_size=100; set bulk_insert_buffer_size=100; set character set cp1251_koi8; set character set default; set @@global.concurrent_insert=1; set global connect_timeout=100; select @@delay_key_write; @@delay_key_write ON set global delay_key_write="OFF"; select @@delay_key_write; @@delay_key_write OFF set global delay_key_write=ALL; select @@delay_key_write; @@delay_key_write ALL set global delay_key_write=1; select @@delay_key_write; @@delay_key_write ON set global delayed_insert_limit=100; set global delayed_insert_timeout=100; set global delayed_queue_size=100; set global flush=1; set global flush_time=100; set insert_id=1; set interactive_timeout=100; set join_buffer_size=100; set last_insert_id=1; set global local_infile=1; set long_query_time=100; set low_priority_updates=1; set max_allowed_packet=100; set global max_binlog_cache_size=100; set global max_binlog_size=100; set global max_connect_errors=100; set global max_connections=100; set global max_delayed_threads=100; set max_heap_table_size=100; set max_join_size=100; set max_sort_length=100; set max_tmp_tables=100; set global max_user_connections=100; select @@max_user_connections; @@max_user_connections 100 set global max_write_lock_count=100; set global myisam_max_extra_sort_file_size=100; select @@myisam_max_extra_sort_file_size; @@myisam_max_extra_sort_file_size 100 set global myisam_max_sort_file_size=100; set myisam_sort_buffer_size=100; set net_buffer_length=100; set net_read_timeout=100; set net_write_timeout=100; set global query_cache_limit=100; set global query_cache_size=100; set global query_cache_type=demand; set read_buffer_size=100; set read_rnd_buffer_size=100; set global rpl_recovery_rank=100; set global server_id=100; set global slow_launch_time=100; set sort_buffer_size=100; set sql_auto_is_null=1; select @@sql_auto_is_null; @@sql_auto_is_null 1 set @@sql_auto_is_null=0; select @@sql_auto_is_null; @@sql_auto_is_null 0 set sql_big_selects=1; set sql_big_tables=1; set sql_buffer_result=1; set sql_log_bin=1; set sql_log_off=1; set sql_log_update=1; set sql_low_priority_updates=1; set sql_max_join_size=200; select @@sql_max_join_size,@@max_join_size; @@sql_max_join_size @@max_join_size 200 200 set sql_quote_show_create=1; set sql_safe_updates=1; set sql_select_limit=1; set sql_warnings=1; set global table_cache=100; set storage_engine=myisam; set global thread_cache_size=100; set timestamp=1, timestamp=default; set tmp_table_size=100; set tx_isolation="READ-COMMITTED"; set wait_timeout=100; set log_warnings=1; create table t1 (a int not null auto_increment, primary key(a)); create table t2 (a int not null auto_increment, primary key(a)); insert into t1 values(null),(null),(null); insert into t2 values(null),(null),(null); set global key_buffer_size=100000; select @@key_buffer_size; @@key_buffer_size 98304 select * from t1 where a=2; a 2 select * from t2 where a=3; a 3 check table t1,t2; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 check status OK test.t2 check status OK select max(a) +1, max(a) +2 into @xx,@yy from t1; drop table t1,t2; select @@xxxxxxxxxx; ERROR HY000: Unknown system variable 'xxxxxxxxxx' select 1; 1 1 select @@session.key_buffer_size; ERROR HY000: Variable 'key_buffer_size' is a GLOBAL variable set ft_boolean_syntax = @@init_connect; ERROR HY000: Variable 'ft_boolean_syntax' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set global ft_boolean_syntax = @@init_connect; ERROR 42000: Variable 'ft_boolean_syntax' can't be set to the value of '' set init_connect = NULL; ERROR HY000: Variable 'init_connect' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set global init_connect = NULL; set ft_boolean_syntax = @@init_connect; ERROR HY000: Variable 'ft_boolean_syntax' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set global ft_boolean_syntax = @@init_connect; ERROR 42000: Variable 'ft_boolean_syntax' can't be set to the value of '' set global myisam_max_sort_file_size=4294967296; show global variables like 'myisam_max_sort_file_size'; Variable_name Value myisam_max_sort_file_size MAX_FILE_SIZE set global myisam_max_sort_file_size=default; select @@global.max_user_connections,@@local.max_join_size; @@global.max_user_connections @@local.max_join_size 100 200 set @svc=@@global.max_user_connections, @svj=@@local.max_join_size; select @@global.max_user_connections,@@local.max_join_size; @@global.max_user_connections @@local.max_join_size 100 200 set @@global.max_user_connections=111,@@local.max_join_size=222; select @@global.max_user_connections,@@local.max_join_size; @@global.max_user_connections @@local.max_join_size 111 222 set @@global.max_user_connections=@@local.max_join_size,@@local.max_join_size=@@global.max_user_connections; select @@global.max_user_connections,@@local.max_join_size; @@global.max_user_connections @@local.max_join_size 222 111 set @@global.max_user_connections=@svc, @@local.max_join_size=@svj; select @@global.max_user_connections,@@local.max_join_size; @@global.max_user_connections @@local.max_join_size 100 200 set @a=1, @b=2; set @a=@b, @b=@a; select @a, @b; @a @b 2 1 set @@global.global.key_buffer_size= 1; ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'key_buffer_size= 1' at line 1 set GLOBAL global.key_buffer_size= 1; ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'key_buffer_size= 1' at line 1 SELECT @@global.global.key_buffer_size; ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'key_buffer_size' at line 1 SELECT @@global.session.key_buffer_size; ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'key_buffer_size' at line 1 SELECT @@global.local.key_buffer_size; ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'key_buffer_size' at line 1 set @tstlw = @@log_warnings; show global variables like 'log_warnings'; Variable_name Value log_warnings 1 set global log_warnings = 0; show global variables like 'log_warnings'; Variable_name Value log_warnings 0 set global log_warnings = 42; show global variables like 'log_warnings'; Variable_name Value log_warnings 42 set global log_warnings = @tstlw; show global variables like 'log_warnings'; Variable_name Value log_warnings 1 create table t1 ( c1 tinyint, c2 smallint, c3 mediumint, c4 int, c5 bigint); show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `c1` tinyint(4) default NULL, `c2` smallint(6) default NULL, `c3` mediumint(9) default NULL, `c4` int(11) default NULL, `c5` bigint(20) default NULL ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 drop table t1; set @arg00= 8, @arg01= 8.8, @arg02= 'a string'; create table t1 as select @arg00 as c1, @arg01 as c2, @arg02 as c3; show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `c1` bigint(20) default NULL, `c2` double default NULL, `c3` longtext ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 drop table t1; SET GLOBAL MYISAM_DATA_POINTER_SIZE= 7; SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'MYISAM_DATA_POINTER_SIZE'; Variable_name Value myisam_data_pointer_size 7 SET GLOBAL table_cache=-1; SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'table_cache'; Variable_name Value table_cache 1 SET GLOBAL table_cache=DEFAULT; set character_set_results=NULL; select ifnull(@@character_set_results,"really null"); ifnull(@@character_set_results,"really null") really null set names latin1; select @@have_innodb; @@have_innodb # set @test = @@query_prealloc_size; set @@query_prealloc_size = @test; select @@query_prealloc_size = @test; @@query_prealloc_size = @test 1