SET @start_global_value = @@global.expensive_subquery_limit; SELECT @start_global_value; @start_global_value 100 select @@global.expensive_subquery_limit; @@global.expensive_subquery_limit 100 select @@session.expensive_subquery_limit; @@session.expensive_subquery_limit 100 show global variables like 'expensive_subquery_limit'; Variable_name Value expensive_subquery_limit 100 show session variables like 'expensive_subquery_limit'; Variable_name Value expensive_subquery_limit 100 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='expensive_subquery_limit'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE EXPENSIVE_SUBQUERY_LIMIT 100 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='expensive_subquery_limit'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE EXPENSIVE_SUBQUERY_LIMIT 100 set global expensive_subquery_limit=10; set session expensive_subquery_limit=20; select @@global.expensive_subquery_limit; @@global.expensive_subquery_limit 10 select @@session.expensive_subquery_limit; @@session.expensive_subquery_limit 20 show global variables like 'expensive_subquery_limit'; Variable_name Value expensive_subquery_limit 10 show session variables like 'expensive_subquery_limit'; Variable_name Value expensive_subquery_limit 20 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='expensive_subquery_limit'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE EXPENSIVE_SUBQUERY_LIMIT 10 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='expensive_subquery_limit'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE EXPENSIVE_SUBQUERY_LIMIT 20 set global expensive_subquery_limit=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'expensive_subquery_limit' set global expensive_subquery_limit=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'expensive_subquery_limit' set global expensive_subquery_limit="foo"; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'expensive_subquery_limit' SET @@global.expensive_subquery_limit = @start_global_value; SELECT @@global.expensive_subquery_limit; @@global.expensive_subquery_limit 100