Check mySQL version on Mac 10.8.5

Question

How can I check (step-by-step ) the version of mySQL installed on my Mac 10.8.5?

I tried using command prompt, but couldn't figure out.

Answer 1

Every time you used the mysql console, the version is shown.

 mysql -u user

Successful console login shows the following which includes the mysql server version.

Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1432
Server version: 5.5.9-log Source distribution

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owners.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

mysql>

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You can also check the mysql server version directly by executing the following command:

mysql --version

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You may also check the version information from the mysql console itself using the version variables:

mysql> SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "%version%";

Output will be something like this:

+-------------------------+---------------------+
| Variable_name           | Value               |
+-------------------------+---------------------+
| innodb_version          | 1.1.5               |
| protocol_version        | 10                  |
| slave_type_conversions  |                     |
| version                 | 5.5.9-log           |
| version_comment         | Source distribution |
| version_compile_machine | i386                |
| version_compile_os      | osx10.4             |
+-------------------------+---------------------+
7 rows in set (0.01 sec)

You may also use this:

mysql> select @@version;

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The STATUS command display version information as well.

mysql> STATUS

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You can also check the version by executing this command:

mysql -v

It's worth mentioning that if you have encountered something like this:

ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
'/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)

you can fix it by:

sudo ln -s /Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock /tmp/mysql.sock