How to retrieve the current version of a MySQL database management system (DBMS)?

Question

What command returns the current version of a MySQL database?

Answer 1

Simply login to the Mysql with

mysql -u root -p

Then type in this command

select @@version;

This will give the result as,

+-------------------------+
| @@version               |
+-------------------------+
| 5.7.16-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
+-------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)