set @save_query_cache_size=@@query_cache_size; set GLOBAL query_cache_size=1355776; set GLOBAL query_cache_type=ON; set LOCAL query_cache_type=ON; drop database if exists MySQLtesT; create database MySQLtesT; create table MySQLtesT.t1 (a int); select * from MySQLtesT.t1; a show status like "Qcache_queries_in_cache"; Variable_name Value Qcache_queries_in_cache 1 drop database mysqltest; show status like "Qcache_queries_in_cache"; Variable_name Value Qcache_queries_in_cache 0 use MySQL; select * from db; show status like "Qcache_queries_in_cache"; Variable_name Value Qcache_queries_in_cache 0 use test; select * from MySQL.db; show status like "Qcache_queries_in_cache"; Variable_name Value Qcache_queries_in_cache 0 set GLOBAL query_cache_size=@save_query_cache_size; set GLOBAL query_cache_type=default;