mysql_get_server_info
    (PHP 4 >= 4.0.5, PHP 5)
mysql_get_server_info -- Get MySQL server info
Description
string 
mysql_get_server_info ( [resource link_identifier] )
   Retrieves the MySQL server version.
  
Parameters
   
- 
link_identifier
 The MySQL connection. If the 
link identifier is not specified, the last link opened by 
mysql_connect() is assumed. If no such link is found, it
will try to create one as if mysql_connect() was called
with no arguments. If by chance no connection is found or established, an
E_WARNING level warning is generated.
 
  Return Values
   Returns the MySQL server version on success, or FALSE on failure.
  
Examples
   
Example 1. mysql_get_server_info() example 
<?php $link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password'); if (!$link) {     die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); } printf("MySQL server version: %s\n", mysql_get_server_info()); ?>
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 The above example will output 
something similar to: MySQL server version: 4.0.1-alpha  |  
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