pingcap · ti-chi-bot · Dec 4, 2023 · Nov 16, 2023 · Nov 16, 2023 · Nov 16, 2023
diff --git a/TOC-tidb-cloud.md b/TOC-tidb-cloud.md
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@
     - [Metadata Lock](/metadata-lock.md)
     - [Use UUIDs](/best-practices/uuid.md)
   - [System Variables](/system-variables.md)
+  - [Server Status Variables](/status-variables.md)
   - Storage Engines
     - TiKV
         - [TiKV Overview](/tikv-overview.md)

diff --git a/TOC.md b/TOC.md
@@ -643,6 +643,7 @@
     - [Compatibility](/tiflash/tiflash-compatibility.md)
     - [Pipeline Execution Model](/tiflash/tiflash-pipeline-model.md)
   - [System Variables](/system-variables.md)
+  - [Server Status Variables](/status-variables.md)
   - Configuration File Parameters
     - [tidb-server](/tidb-configuration-file.md)
     - [tikv-server](/tikv-configuration-file.md)

diff --git a/sql-statements/sql-statement-flush-status.md b/sql-statements/sql-statement-flush-status.md
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ mysql> show status;
 
 ## MySQL compatibility
 
-* This statement is included only for compatibility with MySQL.
+* This statement is compatible with MySQL.
 
 ## See also
 
 * [SHOW \[GLOBAL|SESSION\] STATUS](/sql-statements/sql-statement-show-status.md)
+* [Server Status Variables](/status-variables.md)
diff --git a/sql-statements/sql-statement-show-status.md b/sql-statements/sql-statement-show-status.md
@@ -6,56 +6,69 @@ aliases: ['/docs/dev/sql-statements/sql-statement-show-status/','/docs/dev/refer
 
 # SHOW [GLOBAL|SESSION] STATUS
 
-This statement is included for compatibility with MySQL. It has no effect on TiDB, which uses Prometheus and Grafana for centralized metrics collection instead of `SHOW STATUS`.
+This statement is included for compatibility with MySQL. TiDB uses Prometheus and Grafana for centralized metrics collection instead of `SHOW STATUS` for most metrics.
 
-## Synopsis
-
-**ShowStmt:**
-
-![ShowStmt](/media/sqlgram/ShowStmt.png)
+A full description of the variables can be found here: [status variables](/status-variables.md)
 
-**ShowTargetFilterable:**
+## Synopsis
 
-![ShowTargetFilterable](/media/sqlgram/ShowTargetFilterable.png)
+```ebnf+diagram
+ShowStatusStmt ::=
+    'SHOW' Scope? 'STATUS' ShowLikeOrWhere?
 
-**GlobalScope:**
+Scope ::=
+    ( 'GLOBAL' | 'SESSION' )
 
-![GlobalScope](/media/sqlgram/GlobalScope.png)
+ShowLikeOrWhere ::=
+    "LIKE" SimpleExpr
+|   "WHERE" Expression
+```
 
 ## Examples
 
 ```sql
-mysql> show status;
-+--------------------+--------------------------------------+
-| Variable_name      | Value                                |
-+--------------------+--------------------------------------+
-| Ssl_cipher_list    |                                      |
-| server_id          | 93e2e07d-6bb4-4a1b-90b7-e035fae154fe |
-| ddl_schema_version | 141                                  |
-| Ssl_verify_mode    | 0                                    |
-| Ssl_version        |                                      |
-| Ssl_cipher         |                                      |
-+--------------------+--------------------------------------+
-6 rows in set (0.01 sec)
-
-mysql> show global status;
-+--------------------+--------------------------------------+
-| Variable_name      | Value                                |
-+--------------------+--------------------------------------+
-| Ssl_cipher         |                                      |
-| Ssl_cipher_list    |                                      |
-| Ssl_verify_mode    | 0                                    |
-| Ssl_version        |                                      |
-| server_id          | 93e2e07d-6bb4-4a1b-90b7-e035fae154fe |
-| ddl_schema_version | 141                                  |
-+--------------------+--------------------------------------+
-6 rows in set (0.00 sec)
+mysql> SHOW SESSION STATUS;
++-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
+| Variable_name                 | Value                                |
++-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
+| Compression                   | OFF                                  |
+| Compression_algorithm         |                                      |
+| Compression_level             | 0                                    |
+| Ssl_cipher                    |                                      |
+| Ssl_cipher_list               |                                      |
+| Ssl_server_not_after          |                                      |
+| Ssl_server_not_before         |                                      |
+| Ssl_verify_mode               | 0                                    |
+| Ssl_version                   |                                      |
+| Uptime                        | 1409                                 |
+| ddl_schema_version            | 116                                  |
+| last_plan_binding_update_time | 0000-00-00 00:00:00                  |
+| server_id                     | 61160e73-ab80-40ff-8f33-27d55d475fd1 |
++-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
+13 rows in set (0.00 sec)
+
+sql> SHOW GLOBAL STATUS;
++-----------------------+--------------------------------------+
+| Variable_name         | Value                                |
++-----------------------+--------------------------------------+
+| Ssl_cipher            |                                      |
+| Ssl_cipher_list       |                                      |
+| Ssl_server_not_after  |                                      |
+| Ssl_server_not_before |                                      |
+| Ssl_verify_mode       | 0                                    |
+| Ssl_version           |                                      |
+| Uptime                | 1413                                 |
+| ddl_schema_version    | 116                                  |
+| server_id             | 61160e73-ab80-40ff-8f33-27d55d475fd1 |
++-----------------------+--------------------------------------+
+9 rows in set (0.00 sec)
 ```
 
 ## MySQL compatibility
 
-* This statement is included only for compatibility with MySQL.
+* This statement is compatible with MySQL.
 
 ## See also
 
 * [FLUSH STATUS](/sql-statements/sql-statement-flush-status.md)
+* [Server Status Variables](/status-variables.md)
diff --git a/status-variables.md b/status-variables.md
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+---
+title: Server Status Variables
+summary: Use status variables to see the system and session status
+---
+
+# Server Status Variables
+
+Most status variables are implemented to be compatible with MySQL. These variables give information about the global status of the server and the status of the current session.
+
+The [SHOW GLOBAL STATUS](/sql-statements/sql-statement-show-status.md) command can be used to retrieve the global status and the [SHOW SESSION STATUS](/sql-statements/sql-statement-show-status.md) command can be used to see the status of the current session.
+
+The [FLUSH STATUS](/sql-statements/sql-statement-flush-status.md) command is also support to aid MySQL compatibility.
+
+## Variable Reference
+
+### Compression
+
+- Scope: SESSION
+- Type: Boolean
+- Indicates if the MySQL Protocol uses compression or not.
+
+### Compression_algorithm
+
+- Scope: SESSION
+- Type: String
+- Indicates the compression algorithm that is used for the MySQL Protocol.
+
+### Compression_level
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Type: Integer
+- The compression level that is used for the MySQL Protocol.
+
+### Ssl_cipher
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Type: String
+- TLS Cipher that is in use.
+
+### Ssl_cipher_list
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Type: String
+- The list of TLS Ciphers that the server supports.
+
+### Ssl_server_not_after
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Type: Date
+- The expiration date of the X.509 certificate of the server that is used for TLS connections.
+
+### Ssl_server_not_before
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Type: String
+- The start date of the X.509 certificate of the server that is used for TLS connections.
+
+### Ssl_verify_mode
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Type: Integer
+- The TLS verification mode bitmask.
+
+### Ssl_version
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Type: String
+- The version of the TLS protocol that is used
+
+### Uptime
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Type: Integer
+- Uptime of the server in seconds.
+
+### ddl_schema_version
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Type: Integer
+- The version of the DDL schema that is used.
+
+### last_plan_binding_update_time <span class="version-mark">New in v5.2.0</span>
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Type: Timestamp
+- The time and date of the last plan binding update.
+
+### server_id
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Type: String
+- UUID of the server