1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/includes/database/mysql/database.inc b/includes/database/mysql/database.inc
index a3d711840..20e6d1f4c 100644
--- a/includes/database/mysql/database.inc
+++ b/includes/database/mysql/database.inc
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ class DatabaseConnection_mysql extends DatabaseConnection {
     return 'mysql';
   }
 
+  public function version() {
+    $data = $this->query('SHOW variables LIKE :name', array(':name' => 'version'))->fetchAssoc();
+    return $data['value'];
+  }
+
   public function databaseType() {
     return 'mysql';
   }