current version of MySQL code example
Example 1: mysql version
# console
mysql --version
mysql -V
# sql query
SHOW VARIABLES LIKE ‘%version%’;
Example 2: how to get current mysql version
SELECT VERSION ();
Example 3: what is my mysql version
Mysql version
mysql -V
Example 4: mysql community server
/* Answer to: "mysql community server" */
/*
MySQL is an open-source relational database management system. Its
name is a combination of "My", the name of co-founder Michael
Widenius's daughter, and "SQL", the abbreviation for Structured
Query Language.
To download the community server application go to:
https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/
*/
Example 5: mysql version
mysqld --version