SET @start_global_value = @@global.profiling; SELECT @start_global_value; @start_global_value 0 select @@global.profiling; @@global.profiling 0 select @@session.profiling; @@session.profiling 0 show global variables like 'profiling'; Variable_name Value profiling OFF show session variables like 'profiling'; Variable_name Value profiling OFF select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='profiling'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE PROFILING OFF select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='profiling'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE PROFILING OFF set global profiling=1; set session profiling=ON; select @@global.profiling; @@global.profiling 1 select @@session.profiling; @@session.profiling 1 show global variables like 'profiling'; Variable_name Value profiling ON show session variables like 'profiling'; Variable_name Value profiling ON select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='profiling'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE PROFILING ON select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='profiling'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE PROFILING ON set global profiling=0; set session profiling=OFF; select @@global.profiling; @@global.profiling 0 select @@session.profiling; @@session.profiling 0 show global variables like 'profiling'; Variable_name Value profiling OFF show session variables like 'profiling'; Variable_name Value profiling OFF select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='profiling'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE PROFILING OFF select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='profiling'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE PROFILING OFF set global profiling=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'profiling' set global profiling=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'profiling' set global profiling="foo"; ERROR 42000: Variable 'profiling' can't be set to the value of 'foo' SET @@global.profiling = @start_global_value; SELECT @@global.profiling; @@global.profiling 0