MySQL in a Nutshell

Name

mysql_get_server_info( )

Synopsis

mysql_get_server_info([connection])

This returns the MySQL server version for the current connection to MySQL. An identifier may be given to retrieve the server version for a different connection.

...
$info = mysql_get_server_info( );
print "MySQL Server Version:  $info \n";
...

Here are the results of running this script:

MySQL Server Version:  4.1.1-alpha-standard