{"id":5663,"date":"2024-03-21T17:19:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T15:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/?p=5663"},"modified":"2024-03-21T17:19:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T15:19:39","slug":"how-to-check-mysql-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/how-to-check-mysql-version\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Check MySQL Version"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><div class=\"content\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-description=\"\">\n<div class=\"ac-container ac-adaptiveCard\">\n<div class=\"ac-textBlock\">\n<p>Here\u2019s a concise article on <strong>how to check the MySQL version<\/strong> using different methods:<\/p>\n<h2>How to Check MySQL Version (3 Quick Ways)<\/h2>\n<h3>1. From the Command Line<\/h3>\n<p>Open your command line interface and enter the following command:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-bash\">mysql -V\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The response will display the MySQL version installed on your system.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Using the MySQL Client<\/h3>\n<p>When you run the MySQL command client without any flags, it will automatically show the version. While logged in via SSH, enter:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-bash\">mysql\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>If there are no flags, it will display the MySQL version.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, you can run the following command to get more details about the installed MySQL version:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SHOW<\/span> VARIABLES <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">LIKE<\/span> \"%version%\"\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This will provide additional information about MySQL on your server.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Check MySQL Version from phpMyAdmin Interface<\/h3>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have SSH access, you can still check the MySQL version using phpMyAdmin:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to your hosting account and open phpMyAdmin.<\/li>\n<li>On the right side, you\u2019ll find information about the database server, including the MySQL version installed on the Linux server.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Remember, keeping your MySQL version up-to-date is essential for security and performance. If you encounter any issues, feel free to ask for assistance!<\/p>\n<p>Happy querying!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a concise article on how to check the MySQL version using different methods: How to Check MySQL Version (3 Quick Ways) 1. From the Command Line Open your command line interface and enter the following command: mysql -V The response will display the MySQL version installed on your system. 2. Using the MySQL Client [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5664,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5663","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tips"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5663"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5665,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5663\/revisions\/5665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}