#1使用命令行模式进入mysql会看到最开始的提示符
Your MySQL connection id is 3
Server version: 5.1.69 Source distribution
#2命令行中使用status可以看到
mysql> status;
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mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.1.69, for redhat-linux-gnu (x86_64) using readline 5.1
Connection id:3
Current database:
Current user: root@localhost
SSL: Not in use
Current pager:stdout
Using outfile:‘‘
Using delimiter:;
Server version:5.1.69 Source distribution
Protocol version:10
Connection: Localhost via UNIX socket
Server characterset:utf8
Db characterset:utf8
Client characterset:utf8
Conn. characterset:utf8
UNIX socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
Uptime: 3 days 14 hours 50 sec
Threads: 1 Questions: 5 Slow queries: 0 Opens: 15 Flush tables: 1 Open tables: 8 Queries per second avg: 0.0
#3 使用系统函数
mysql> select version();
+-----------+
| version() |
+-----------+
| 5.1.69 |
+-----------+
1 row in set (0.12 sec)
#4 $ mysql --help | grep Distrib
mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.1.69, for redhat-linux-gnu (x86_64) using readline 5.1
#5 包管理工具（根据不同系统 rh系列或则是bsd系列）
$ rpm -qa|grep mysql
qt-mysql-4.6.2-20.el6.x86_64
mysql-server-5.1.69-1.el6_4.x86_64
mysql-libs-5.1.69-1.el6_4.x86_64
mysql-5.1.69-1.el6_4.x86_64
mysql-devel-5.1.69-1.el6_4.x86_64
REF:www.cnblogs.com/end/archive/2011/10/18/2216461.html