select 'Ok, the server started' as result; result Ok, the server started select @@SQL_MODE; @@SQL_MODE REAL_AS_FLOAT,PIPES_AS_CONCAT,ANSI_QUOTES,IGNORE_SPACE,ANSI show variables like 'sql_mode'; Variable_name Value sql_mode REAL_AS_FLOAT,PIPES_AS_CONCAT,ANSI_QUOTES,IGNORE_SPACE,ANSI select @@character_set_server; @@character_set_server utf8 show variables like 'character_set_system'; Variable_name Value character_set_system utf8 show variables like 'log'; Variable_name Value show variables like 'general_log'; Variable_name Value general_log ON show variables like 'new'; Variable_name Value new ON show variables like 'log_warnings'; Variable_name Value log_warnings 3