SET GLOBAL don't work

Hi all, i have a mysql 4.1.21 and i want to change the wait_timeout variable without restarting mysql. I found that this variable can be changed by using SET GLOBAL wait_timeout=XXX mysql show variables like 'wait%'; +---+---+ | Variable_name | Value |

Re: SET GLOBAL don't work

Hi Thomas Raso wrote: Hi all, i have a mysql 4.1.21 and i want to change the wait_timeout variable without restarting mysql. I found that this variable can be changed by using SET GLOBAL wait_timeout=XXX mysql show variables like 'wait%'; +---+---+ | Variable_name | Value |