MySQL VERSION() Function: Usage Guide

1 year ago
Noah Thompson
1 minute

The VERSION() function in MySQL is used to retrieve the version number of the current MySQL server. Its syntax is as follows:

SELECT VERSION();

This statement will return a version number in a format similar to the following:

5.7.29-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

This function can be used to check the version of the MySQL server in order to understand the capabilities and limitations of the server when performing database operations.

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