Some of us folks would like to know sometime whether the MySQL software version is a licensed copy or a community edition. Below is a simple command which can be used to view the MySQL licence details
.
Step1 : Login to MySQL with any username
Step 2 : Execute the below MySQL command.
mysql> select @@license;
+------------+
| @@license |
+------------+
| Commercial |
+------------+
Above example shows how a commercial licensed software would like.
mysql> select @@license;
+-----------+
| @@license |
+-----------+
| GPL |
+-----------+
Above example shows how a community edition software would like.