PHP mysqli_get_server_version() Function

PHP mysqli_get_server_version() function returns the version of the MySQL server as an integer.

Syntax

int mysqli_get_server_version(connection);

mysqli_get_server_version() Function Parameter

ParameterDescription
Connection :Required parameter. The MySQL connection to be used.

mysqli_get_server_version() Function Return Value

Return Values :Returns an integer representing the server version.

mysqli_get_server_version() Function Example

<?php
$con = mysqli_get_charset("localhost","user","password","db");

if (mysqli_connect_errno())
{
	echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
}

// Get server version
echo mysqli_get_server_version($con);

mysqli_close($con);
?>