How can you determine the version of a MySQL database?

There are several ways to view the version of the MySQL database:

1. Use command line tool: Enter the following command in the command line to check the MySQL version:

mysql --version

1. To view the version after connecting to the MySQL database using the MySQL client, you can use the following command.

SELECT VERSION();

1. To view system variables in the database: In the MySQL client, you can use the following command to check the system variables of the database:

SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'version%';

This command will return a series of system variables that start with “version,” including information about the MySQL version.

You can view the version information of the MySQL database using any method.