Comments on: How to Check MySQL Version on Command Line http://www.redbridgenet.com/how-to/how-to-check-mysql-version-on-command-line/ Professional WordPress and WordPress Plugin Developers in the San Francisco Bay Area Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:44:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Omid http://www.redbridgenet.com/how-to/how-to-check-mysql-version-on-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Omid Mon, 10 May 2010 16:15:34 +0000 http://www.kliky.net/howto/how-to-check-mysql-version-on-command-line/#comment-173 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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