SET @start_global_value = @@global.aria_pagecache_age_threshold; select @@global.aria_pagecache_age_threshold; @@global.aria_pagecache_age_threshold 300 select @@session.aria_pagecache_age_threshold; ERROR HY000: Variable 'aria_pagecache_age_threshold' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'aria_pagecache_age_threshold'; Variable_name Value aria_pagecache_age_threshold 300 show session variables like 'aria_pagecache_age_threshold'; Variable_name Value aria_pagecache_age_threshold 300 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='aria_pagecache_age_threshold'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE ARIA_PAGECACHE_AGE_THRESHOLD 300 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='aria_pagecache_age_threshold'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE ARIA_PAGECACHE_AGE_THRESHOLD 300 set global aria_pagecache_age_threshold=200; select @@global.aria_pagecache_age_threshold; @@global.aria_pagecache_age_threshold 200 set session aria_pagecache_age_threshold=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'aria_pagecache_age_threshold' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set global aria_pagecache_age_threshold=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'aria_pagecache_age_threshold' set global aria_pagecache_age_threshold=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'aria_pagecache_age_threshold' set global aria_pagecache_age_threshold="foo"; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'aria_pagecache_age_threshold' set global aria_pagecache_age_threshold=1; Warnings: Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect aria_pagecache_age_threshold value: '1' select @@global.aria_pagecache_age_threshold; @@global.aria_pagecache_age_threshold 100 set global aria_pagecache_age_threshold=@@global.aria_pagecache_age_threshold + 100 - 1; Warnings: Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect aria_pagecache_age_threshold value: '199' select @@global.aria_pagecache_age_threshold; @@global.aria_pagecache_age_threshold 100 set global aria_pagecache_age_threshold=@@global.aria_pagecache_age_threshold + 100; select @@global.aria_pagecache_age_threshold; @@global.aria_pagecache_age_threshold 200 set global aria_pagecache_age_threshold=cast(-1 as unsigned int); Warnings: Note 1105 Cast to unsigned converted negative integer to it's positive complement Note 1105 Cast to unsigned converted negative integer to it's positive complement Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect aria_pagecache_age_threshold value: '18446744073709551615' select @@global.aria_pagecache_age_threshold; @@global.aria_pagecache_age_threshold 18446744073709551600 SET @@global.aria_pagecache_age_threshold = @start_global_value;