Four ways to view MySQL version of MySQL

1 Use status in the command line to view.

mysql> status;
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MySQL Ver 14.14 distrib 5.5.25a, for Linux (x86_64) using ReadLine 5.1

Connection id:33348
Current database:
Current User: [email protected]
Ssl:not in use
Current Pager:stdout
Using outfile: '
Using delimiter:;
Server Version:5.5.25a-log MySQL Community Server (GPL)
Protocol version:10
Connection:localhost via UNIX socket
Server characterset:latin1
Db characterset:latin1
Client Characterset:utf8
Conn. Characterset:utf8
UNIX Sockets:/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
Uptime:9 Days Hours min sec

Threads:14 questions:7724060 Slow queries:0 opens:532 Flush tables:1 Open tables:237 queries per second Avg:9 .064
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2. Using System functions

Mysql> select version ();
+-------------+
| Version () |
+-------------+
| 5.5.25a-log |
+-------------+
1 row in Set (0.01 sec)

3. Using commands

MySQL--help | grep distrib
MySQL Ver 14.14 distrib 5.5.25a, for Linux (x86_64) using ReadLine 5.1

4. In the terminal use,

Mysql-v
MySQL Ver 14.14 distrib 5.5.25a, for Linux (x86_64) using ReadLine 5.1