mysql show version and other message

sing MySQL client (e.g CLI, Query Browser) to check MySQL version:

If you are using a MySQL client e.g. MySQL command line or Query Browser, you can simply execute the following mysql version query.

SELECT version();

OR

SELECT @@version;

Output:

mysql> SELECT @@version;

+------------+
| @@version  |
+------------+
| 5.7.14-log |
+------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

You can also use the STATUS command in MySQL cli tool to find MySQL version number (output truncated)

mysql> SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES LIKE '%version%'; 

mysql> STATUS;

Connection id:          11
Current database:
Current user:           root@localhost
SSL:                    Not in use
Using delimiter:        ;
Server version:         5.7.14-log MySQL Community Server (GPL)
Protocol version:       10
Connection:             localhost via TCP/IP
Server characterset:    utf8
Db     characterset:    utf8
Client characterset:    utf8
Conn.  characterset:    utf8
TCP port:               3306
Uptime:                 10 min 19 sec

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