use information_schema; select variable_name, s.variable_value, v.global_value from global_variables s join system_variables v using (variable_name) where not (s.variable_value <=> v.global_value); variable_name variable_value global_value select variable_name, s.variable_value, v.session_value from session_variables s join system_variables v using (variable_name) where v.variable_scope != 'GLOBAL' and not (s.variable_value <=> v.session_value); variable_name variable_value session_value