Get list of MySQL databases, and server version?

Question

My connection string for MySQL is:

\"Server=localhost;User ID=root;Password=123;pooling=yes;charset=utf8;DataBase=.;\"

My questions are :

Answer 1

1. SELECT SCHEMA_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SCHEMATA
2. SELECT VARIABLE_NAME, VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_VARIABLES WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'VERSION'
3. Use INFORMATION_SCHEMA as the database.