SET @start_global_value = @@global.innodb_stats_modified_counter; SELECT @start_global_value; @start_global_value 0 Valid values are one or above select @@global.innodb_stats_modified_counter >=1; @@global.innodb_stats_modified_counter >=1 0 select @@global.innodb_stats_modified_counter; @@global.innodb_stats_modified_counter 0 select @@session.innodb_stats_modified_counter; ERROR HY000: Variable 'innodb_stats_modified_counter' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'innodb_stats_modified_counter'; Variable_name Value innodb_stats_modified_counter 0 show session variables like 'innodb_stats_modified_counter'; Variable_name Value innodb_stats_modified_counter 0 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='innodb_stats_modified_counter'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_STATS_MODIFIED_COUNTER 0 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='innodb_stats_modified_counter'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_STATS_MODIFIED_COUNTER 0 set global innodb_stats_modified_counter=10; select @@global.innodb_stats_modified_counter; @@global.innodb_stats_modified_counter 10 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='innodb_stats_modified_counter'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_STATS_MODIFIED_COUNTER 10 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='innodb_stats_modified_counter'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_STATS_MODIFIED_COUNTER 10 set session innodb_stats_modified_counter=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'innodb_stats_modified_counter' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set global innodb_stats_modified_counter=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'innodb_stats_modified_counter' set global innodb_stats_modified_counter=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'innodb_stats_modified_counter' set global innodb_stats_modified_counter="foo"; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'innodb_stats_modified_counter' set global innodb_stats_modified_counter=-7; Warnings: Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect innodb_stats_modified_counter value: '-7' select @@global.innodb_stats_modified_counter; @@global.innodb_stats_modified_counter 0 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='innodb_stats_modified_counter'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_STATS_MODIFIED_COUNTER 0 SET @@global.innodb_stats_modified_counter = @start_global_value; SELECT @@global.innodb_stats_modified_counter; @@global.innodb_stats_modified_counter 0