I'm pretty sure all is well... In one case, I think I have 4.1 client talking to 5.5 server.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Honza Horak [mailto:hho...@redhat.com] > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 2:53 AM > To: Reindl Harald > Cc: mysql@lists.mysql.com > Subject: Re: Older mysql client with newer server compatibility > > On 09/17/2012 11:08 AM, Reindl Harald wrote: > > Am 17.09.2012 10:53, schrieb Honza Horak: > >> I'm thinking about compatibility issues between older mysql client > >> (say 5.0.x or 5.1.x) with newer mysql server (5.5.x or 5.6.x). After > >> some tests I've noticed no issues and it seems to work just fine. Is > anybody aware of some problems that I can expect? > > > > as long as protocols / authentications are not changed no problem > > above means: mysql client 4.0 can not connect to >= 4.1 if the server > > is using "old_passwords = 0" > > > > sql commands are sql commands, independent of the version > > Of course, so I can specify my question a little bit: > Is anybody aware of any other backward incompatible change in protocol? > > Honza > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
