mysql_get_server_info(3)

mysql_get_server_info3

Name

mysql_get_server_info - Returns server version as string

Synopsis

#include <mysql.h>
const char * mysql_get_server_info(MYSQL * mysql);

Description

Returns the server version or NULL on failure.

Parameter

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mysql - a connection identifier, which was previously allocated by mysql_init(3) and connected by mysql_real_connect(3).

Notes

To obtain the numeric server version please use mysql_get_server_version(3).

Return value

Returns the server version as zero terminated string or NULLon failure.

See also

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mysql_get_server_info(3)

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mysql_get_client_info(3)

Releases

3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 12
  2. 13–Arch

From mariadb 13.0.2-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Also shipped by mariadb-lts. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.