MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'OPTION SQL_SELECT_LIMIT=10'?

You can use SET command, but SET OPTIOn deprecated. Therefore, use SET SQL_SELECT_LIMIT.

The syntax is as follows −

SET SQL_SELECT_LIMIT=yourIntegerValue;

To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −

mysql> create table MySQLSelectDemo
   -> (
   -> Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY
   -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.99 sec)

Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −

mysql> INSERT INTO MySQLSelectDemo VALUES(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),(),();
Query OK, 37 rows affected (0.20 sec)
Records: 37 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0

Display all records from the table using select statement. The query is as follows −

mysql> SELECT *FROM MySQLSelectDemo;

Here is the output −

+----+
| Id |
+----+
| 1  |
| 2  |
| 3  |
| 4  |
| 5  |
| 6  |
| 7  |
| 8  |
| 9  |
| 10 |
| 11 |
| 12 |
| 13 |
| 14 |
| 15 |
| 16 |
| 17 |
| 18 |
| 19 |
| 20 |
| 21 |
| 22 |
| 23 |
| 24 |
| 25 |
| 26 |
| 27 |
| 28 |
| 29 |
| 30 |
| 31 |
| 32 |
| 33 |
| 34 |
| 35 |
| 36 |
| 37 |
+----+
37 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Here is the query to set sql_select_limit

Case 1 − The query is as follows −

mysql> SET SQL_SELECT_LIMIT=3;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

Now check the records of table. After implementing the above query, you will get only 3 records.

The query is as follows −

mysql> SELECT *FROM MySQLSelectDemo;

The output −

+----+
| Id |
+----+
| 1  |
| 2  |
| 3  |
+----+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Case 2 − Here is the query to set sql_select_limit

The query is as follows −

mysql> SET SQL_SELECT_LIMIT=10;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

Now check the records of table.After implementing the above query, you will get only 10 records. The query is as follows −

mysql> SELECT *FROM MySQLSelectDemo;

The output is as follows −

+----+
| Id |
+----+
| 1  |
| 2  |
| 3  |
| 4  |
| 5  |
| 6  |
| 7  |
| 8  |
| 9  |
| 10 |
+----+
10 rows in set (0.00 sec)