# mysqli::$client_version

# mysqli_get_client_version

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

mysqli::$client_version -- mysqli_get_client_version — Returns the MySQL client version as an integer

### Description

Object oriented style

int $mysqli->client_version;

Procedural style

mysqli_get_client_version ( mysqli `$link` ) : int

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 exists.

### 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() - Get MySQL client info
- mysqli_get_server_info() - Returns the version of the MySQL server
- mysqli_get_server_version() - Returns the version of the MySQL server as an integer