How to check the MySQL version
Sometimes you need to know about your MySQL version. Knowing the version number of MySQL helps to check if a specific feature is available or compatible with your system. You can run mysql -v command on MySQL command-line client and also run SQL query to the web-based interface (PhpMyAdmin, Adminer) to check the MySQL version.
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MySQL command to check the version number
mysql -v0You can run mysql -v command on the MySQL client shell (Command). It will return you the current version of MySQL you have installed.
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SHOW VARIABLES LIKE Statement
SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "%version%";0This SQL query (statement) will provide detailed information about your MySQL installation like MySQL version, innodb_version, protocol_version, tls_version, version_comment, version_compile_machine and version_compile_os.
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Select version statement
SELECT VERSION();0You can also use the select version statement to get the SQL version. The statement will provide you only the version number of MySQL without any other specification.
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