# # only global # select @@global.ft_max_word_len; --error ER_INCORRECT_GLOBAL_LOCAL_VAR select @@session.ft_max_word_len; show global variables like 'ft_max_word_len'; show session variables like 'ft_max_word_len'; select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='ft_max_word_len'; select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='ft_max_word_len'; # # show that it's read-only # --error ER_INCORRECT_GLOBAL_LOCAL_VAR set global ft_max_word_len=1; --error ER_INCORRECT_GLOBAL_LOCAL_VAR set session ft_max_word_len=1;