set GLOBAL query_cache_size=1355776; flush query cache; flush query cache; reset query cache; flush status; drop table if exists t1, t2, t3, t11, t21; create table t1 (a int not null); insert into t1 values (1),(2),(3); create table t2 (a int not null); insert into t2 values (1),(2),(3); select * from t1; a 1 2 3 select * from t2; a 1 2 3 insert into t1 values (4); show status like "Qcache_free_blocks"; Variable_name Value Qcache_free_blocks 2 flush query cache; show status like "Qcache_free_blocks"; Variable_name Value Qcache_free_blocks 1 drop table t1, t2; create table t1 (a text not null); create table t11 (a text not null); create table t2 (a text not null); create table t21 (a text not null); create table t3 (a text not null); insert into t1 values("1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111"); insert into t2 select * from t1; insert into t1 select * from t2; insert into t2 select * from t1; insert into t1 select * from t2; insert into t2 select * from t1; insert into t1 select * from t2; insert into t2 select * from t1; insert into t1 select * from t2; insert into t2 select * from t1; insert into t1 select * from t2; insert into t2 select * from t1; insert into t1 select * from t2; insert into t2 select * from t1; insert into t1 select * from t2; insert into t2 select * from t1; insert into t11 select * from t1; insert into t21 select * from t1; insert into t1 select * from t2; insert into t2 select * from t1; insert into t1 select * from t2; insert into t3 select * from t1; insert into t3 select * from t2; insert into t3 select * from t1; select * from t11; select * from t21; show status like "Qcache_total_blocks"; Variable_name Value Qcache_total_blocks 7 show status like "Qcache_free_blocks"; Variable_name Value Qcache_free_blocks 1 insert into t11 values(""); select * from t3; show status like "Qcache_total_blocks"; Variable_name Value Qcache_total_blocks 8 show status like "Qcache_free_blocks"; Variable_name Value Qcache_free_blocks 1 flush query cache; show status like "Qcache_total_blocks"; Variable_name Value Qcache_total_blocks 7 show status like "Qcache_free_blocks"; Variable_name Value Qcache_free_blocks 1 drop table t1, t2, t3, t11, t21; set GLOBAL query_cache_size=0;