MySQL Tutorial/Information Functions/CONNECTION ID
CONNECTION_ID() returns the connection ID (thread ID) for the connection.
Every connection has an ID that is unique among the set of currently connected clients.
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mysql> mysql> SELECT CONNECTION_ID(); +-----------------+ | CONNECTION_ID() | +-----------------+ | 37 | +-----------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql></source>