{"id":21242,"date":"2026-10-21T09:01:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T09:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/?p=21242"},"modified":"2026-10-21T09:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T09:01:05","slug":"how-to-check-your-database-version-in-phpmyadmin-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/how-to-check-your-database-version-in-phpmyadmin-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to check your database version in phpMyAdmin at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can check your database version in phpMyAdmin at Hostinger by running the SELECT VERSION();<\/code> query on any of your databases. Knowing the exact MariaDB version helps you confirm that an application, such as Moodle or another CMS, meets its database requirements before you install or update it. To check it, open phpMyAdmin from the Databases<\/strong> section of your website dashboard, run the query in the SQL<\/strong> tab, and read the version in the result.<\/p>

Step 1 – Open phpMyAdmin for your Hostinger database<\/h2>

Open phpMyAdmin from the database management page of the website you want to check.<\/p>

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  1. Log in to the Hostinger dashboard<\/a>, go to Websites<\/strong>, and click Dashboard<\/strong> next to your website.<\/li>\n
  2. In the sidebar, open Databases<\/strong> → Management<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. Under List of Current MySQL Databases And Users<\/strong>, click Enter phpMyAdmin<\/strong> next to any database.<\/li>\n<\/ol>

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    See how to access phpMyAdmin at Hostinger<\/a> for other ways to open phpMyAdmin.<\/p>

    Step 2 – Run the database version query in phpMyAdmin<\/h2>

    Run one SQL query in phpMyAdmin to display your database version.<\/p>

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    1. Click the SQL<\/strong> tab at the top of phpMyAdmin.
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    2. Enter this query in the Run SQL query\/queries on database<\/strong> box:\n
      SELECT VERSION();<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
    3. Click Go<\/strong>.
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      The query only reads the version, so it doesn’t change your database or its data.<\/p>
      Step 3 – Read your MariaDB version and compare it with the requirements<\/h2>
      The result appears under VERSION()<\/strong>, for example 11.8.9-MariaDB-log<\/code>. The number before -MariaDB<\/code> is your database version, so in this example the version is MariaDB 11.8.9.<\/p>
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      Compare this version with the minimum database version listed in your application’s official requirements. Applications often list requirements for both MySQL and MariaDB, so check the MariaDB requirement, because Hostinger Web and Cloud hosting plans use MariaDB. See which database management system is used at Hostinger<\/a> for more details.<\/p>
      NOTE<\/strong><\/p>