# ulong global SET @start_global_value = @@global.extra_max_connections; # # exists as global only # select @@global.extra_max_connections; --error ER_INCORRECT_GLOBAL_LOCAL_VAR select @@session.extra_max_connections; show global variables like 'extra_max_connections'; show session variables like 'extra_max_connections'; select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='extra_max_connections'; select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='extra_max_connections'; # # show that it's writable # set global extra_max_connections=1; select @@global.extra_max_connections; --error ER_GLOBAL_VARIABLE set session extra_max_connections=1; # # incorrect types # --error ER_WRONG_TYPE_FOR_VAR set global extra_max_connections=1.1; --error ER_WRONG_TYPE_FOR_VAR set global extra_max_connections=1e1; --error ER_WRONG_TYPE_FOR_VAR set global extra_max_connections="foo"; # # min/max values # set global extra_max_connections=0; select @@global.extra_max_connections; set global extra_max_connections=cast(-1 as unsigned int); select @@global.extra_max_connections; SET @@global.extra_max_connections = @start_global_value;