Comments on: How to Check MySQL Version on Command Line http://www.kliky.net/quickies/how-to-check-mysql-version-on-command-line/ Web Development and Internet Traffic Matters Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:46:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Omid http://www.kliky.net/quickies/how-to-check-mysql-version-on-command-line/#comment-73251 Tue, 11 May 2010 00:15:34 +0000 http://www.kliky.net/quickies/how-to-check-mysql-version-on-command-line/#comment-73251 That's not entirely correct. "mysql –version" or "mysql -V" show the version of the MySQL CLIENT and NOT the SERVER. To see the server version, after you have logged in to the MySQL, you can run the following SQL: SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "%version%"; That’s not entirely correct.

“mysql –version” or “mysql -V” show the version of the MySQL CLIENT and NOT the SERVER.

To see the server version, after you have logged in to the MySQL, you can run the following SQL:
SHOW VARIABLES LIKE “%version%”;

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