SET @start_global_value = @@global.aria_page_checksum; select @@global.aria_page_checksum; @@global.aria_page_checksum 1 select @@session.aria_page_checksum; ERROR HY000: Variable 'aria_page_checksum' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'aria_page_checksum'; Variable_name Value aria_page_checksum ON show session variables like 'aria_page_checksum'; Variable_name Value aria_page_checksum ON select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='aria_page_checksum'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE ARIA_PAGE_CHECKSUM ON select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='aria_page_checksum'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE ARIA_PAGE_CHECKSUM ON set global aria_page_checksum=ON; select @@global.aria_page_checksum; @@global.aria_page_checksum 1 set global aria_page_checksum=OFF; select @@global.aria_page_checksum; @@global.aria_page_checksum 0 set global aria_page_checksum=1; select @@global.aria_page_checksum; @@global.aria_page_checksum 1 set session aria_page_checksum=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'aria_page_checksum' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set global aria_page_checksum=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'aria_page_checksum' set global aria_page_checksum=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'aria_page_checksum' set global aria_page_checksum="foo"; ERROR 42000: Variable 'aria_page_checksum' can't be set to the value of 'foo' SET @@global.aria_page_checksum = @start_global_value;