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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.maxdb-get-server-version">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>maxdb_get_server_version</refname>
  <refpurpose>Returns the version of the MaxDB server as an integer</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <para>Procedural style:</para>
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>int</type><methodname>maxdb_get_server_version</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>link</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>Object oriented style (property):</para>
  <classsynopsis>
   <ooclass><classname>maxdb</classname></ooclass>
   <fieldsynopsis><type>int</type><varname>server_version</varname></fieldsynopsis>
  </classsynopsis>
  <para>
   The <function>maxdb_get_server_version</function> function returns the
   version of the server connected to (represented by the
   <parameter>link</parameter> parameter) as an integer.
  </para>
  <para>
   The form of this version number is
   <literal>main_version * 10000 + minor_version * 100 + sub_version</literal>
   (i.e. version 7.5.0 is 70500).
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   An integer representing the server version.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <example>
   <title>Object oriented style</title>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$maxdb = new maxdb("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");

/* check connection */
if (maxdb_connect_errno()) {
   printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
   exit();
}

/* print server version */
printf("Server version: %d\n", $maxdb->server_version);

/* close connection */
$maxdb->close();
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
  </example>
  <example>
   <title>Procedural style</title>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$link = maxdb_connect("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");

/* check connection */
if (maxdb_connect_errno()) {
   printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
   exit();
}

/* print server version */
printf("Server version: %d\n", maxdb_get_server_version($link));

/* close connection */
maxdb_close($link);
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
  </example>
  &example.outputs.similar;
  <screen>
<![CDATA[
Server version: 7<...>
]]>
  </screen>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>maxdb_get_client_info</function></member>
    <member><function>maxdb_get_client_version</function></member>
    <member><function>maxdb_get_server_info</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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