select @@global.host_cache_size; @@global.host_cache_size 123 select @@session.host_cache_size; ERROR HY000: Variable 'host_cache_size' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'host_cache_size'; Variable_name Value host_cache_size 123 show session variables like 'host_cache_size'; Variable_name Value host_cache_size 123 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='host_cache_size'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE HOST_CACHE_SIZE 123 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='host_cache_size'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE HOST_CACHE_SIZE 123 set global host_cache_size=1; select @@global.host_cache_size; @@global.host_cache_size 1 set global host_cache_size=12; select @@global.host_cache_size; @@global.host_cache_size 12 set global host_cache_size=0; select @@global.host_cache_size; @@global.host_cache_size 0 set session host_cache_size=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'host_cache_size' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set global host_cache_size=123; select @@global.host_cache_size; @@global.host_cache_size 123