Server vs Client version

[NancyJ]

I have a server where the mysql Server version is 5.0.27 but the client version 4.1.12. I know if the client version is newer than the server then its the server version that counts - is it the same the other way around?

[TheShaner]

Although your server has 5.0 capabilities, I would assume that a 4.1 client wouldn't be able to make use of it, so you wouldn't be able to pass or request those functionalities. So yes, you're right. However, if you worked from the server, you could make use of the 5.0 capabilities. So really, it just depends on where you're working from, whereas in the reverse situation, it would be the server's version no matter where you were working from.

-Shane