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