SET @start_global_value = @@global.lc_messages; SELECT @start_global_value; @start_global_value en_US select @@global.lc_messages; @@global.lc_messages en_US select @@session.lc_messages; @@session.lc_messages en_US show global variables like 'lc_messages'; Variable_name Value lc_messages en_US show session variables like 'lc_messages'; Variable_name Value lc_messages en_US select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='lc_messages'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE LC_MESSAGES en_US select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='lc_messages'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE LC_MESSAGES en_US set global lc_messages=1; select @@global.lc_messages; @@global.lc_messages en_GB set session lc_messages=2; select @@session.lc_messages; @@session.lc_messages ja_JP set global lc_messages="en_US"; set session lc_messages="en_GB"; select @@global.lc_messages; @@global.lc_messages en_US select @@session.lc_messages; @@session.lc_messages en_GB select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='lc_messages'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE LC_MESSAGES en_US select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='lc_messages'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE LC_MESSAGES en_GB set global lc_messages=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'lc_messages' set global lc_messages=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'lc_messages' SET @@global.lc_messages = @start_global_value; SELECT @@global.lc_messages; @@global.lc_messages en_US