26.4.5.20 The version_major() Function
This function returns the major version of the MySQL server.
Parameters
None.
Return Value
A TINYINT UNSIGNED value.
Example
mysql> SELECT VERSION(), sys.version_major();
+------------------+---------------------+
| VERSION() | sys.version_major() |
+------------------+---------------------+
| 5.7.24-debug-log | 5 |
+------------------+---------------------+
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