Syntax:
VERSION()

Returns a string that indicates the MySQL server version. The string
uses the utf8 character set. The value might have a suffix in addition
to the version number. See the description of the version system
variable in
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/server-system-variables.html.

URL: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/information-functions.html

