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Mysql - checking version

I need to check the version of my MySQL server. I read about the mysqladmin comand VERSION - but I can't seem to run mysqladmin without errors

I tried:

mysqladmin -u root -p password version

and

mysqladmin -u root -p

But I can't get anything to work. Any tips on proper syntax to run mysqladmin and check the version?

Thanks!

well, this is a php board, so ...

<?PHP
  // connect here using mysql_connect()
  echo mysql_get_server_info();
?>