# mysqli_get_client_version

(PHP 5)

mysqli_get_client_version — Get MySQL client info

### Description

int mysqli_get_client_version ( void )

Returns client version number as an integer.

### Return Values

A number that represents the MySQL client library version in format: main_version*10000 + minor_version *100 + sub_version. For example, 4.1.0 is returned as 40100.

This is useful to quickly determine the version of the client library to know if some capability exits.

### Examples

Example#1 mysqli_get_client_version

`<?php
/* We don't need a connection to determine
the version of mysql client library */
printf("Client library version: %d\n", mysqli_get_client_version());
?>`

### See Also

- mysqli_get_client_info()
- mysqli_get_server_info()
- mysqli_get_server_version()