SET @start_global_value = @@global.join_cache_level; select @@global.join_cache_level; @@global.join_cache_level 2 select @@session.join_cache_level; @@session.join_cache_level 2 show global variables like 'join_cache_level'; Variable_name Value join_cache_level 2 show session variables like 'join_cache_level'; Variable_name Value join_cache_level 2 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='join_cache_level'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE JOIN_CACHE_LEVEL 2 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='join_cache_level'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE JOIN_CACHE_LEVEL 2 set global join_cache_level=4; select @@global.join_cache_level; @@global.join_cache_level 4 set session join_cache_level=4; select @@session.join_cache_level; @@session.join_cache_level 4 set global join_cache_level=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'join_cache_level' set session join_cache_level=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'join_cache_level' set global join_cache_level="foo"; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'join_cache_level' set global join_cache_level=0; select @@global.join_cache_level; @@global.join_cache_level 0 set session join_cache_level=cast(-1 as unsigned int); Warnings: Note 1105 Cast to unsigned converted negative integer to it's positive complement Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect join_cache_level value: '18446744073709551615' select @@session.join_cache_level; @@session.join_cache_level 8 SET @@global.join_cache_level = @start_global_value;