mysqlwaitwait_timeoutinteractive_timeout
shell
#!/bin/bash

# Needed variables: host and username
if [ -z "$1" ] || [ -z "$2" ] ; then
    echo "Usage: ./mysql-noTimeout.sh 127.0.0.1 myDatabaseUsername"
else
    mysql -h "$1" -u "$2" -e '
        SET wait_timeout=31536000;
        SET interactive_timeout=31536000;
        SET GLOBAL wait_timeout=31536000;
        SET GLOBAL  interactive_timeout=31536000;
        show variables like "%timeout%";
    ' -p
fi
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