sql_select_limit

Description

sql_select_limit specifies the maximum number of rows that a SELECT query can return. If a SELECT query contains a LIMIT clause, the value specified in the LIMIT clause takes precedence over the value of sql_select_limit. By default, the number of rows returned by a SELECT query is not limited.

Privilege requirements

• Query variables

  • Global level

    The sys tenant and all user tenants can execute the SHOW VARIABLES statement or query the information_schema.GLOBAL_VARIABLES view (MySQL-compatible mode) to view the value of a Global system variable.

  • Session level

    The sys tenant and all user tenants can execute the SHOW VARIABLES statement or query the information_schema.SESSION_VARIABLES view (MySQL-compatible mode) to view the value of a Session system variable.

• Modify variables

  • Global level

    • The sys tenant can directly modify the value of a Global system variable.

    • A MySQL user tenant must have the SUPER or ALTER SYSTEM privilege to modify the value of a Global system variable.

  • Session level

    The sys tenant and all user tenants can directly modify the value of a Session system variable.

Attributes

Examples

Set the maximum number of rows that a SELECT query can return to 100.

• Session level

  obclient> SET sql_select_limit= 100;
  

• Global level

  obclient> SET GLOBAL sql_select_limit= 100;