1 files changed, 49 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/check_mysql.c b/plugins/check_mysql.c
index 6a7daf11..1b7403f7 100644
--- a/plugins/check_mysql.c
+++ b/plugins/check_mysql.c
@@ -211,8 +211,55 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
         }
 
         if(check_slave) {
-                /* check the slave status */
-                if (mysql_query (&mysql, "show slave status") != 0) {
+                // Detect which version we are, on older version
+                // "show slave status" should work, on newer ones
+                // "show replica status"
+                // But first we have to find out whether this is
+                // MySQL or MariaDB since the version numbering scheme
+                // is different
+                bool use_deprecated_slave_status = false;
+                const char *server_version = mysql_get_server_info(&mysql);
+                unsigned long server_verion_int = mysql_get_server_version(&mysql);
+                unsigned long major_version = server_verion_int / 10000;
+                unsigned long minor_version = (server_verion_int % 10000) / 100;
+                unsigned long patch_version = (server_verion_int % 100);
+                if (verbose) {
+                        printf("Found MariaDB: %s, main version: %lu, minor version: %lu, patch version: %lu\n", server_version, major_version,
+                                   minor_version, patch_version);
+                }
+
+                if (strstr(server_version, "MariaDB") != NULL) {
+                        // Looks like MariaDB, new commands should be available after 10.5.1
+                        if (major_version < 10) {
+                                use_deprecated_slave_status = true;
+                        } else if (major_version == 10) {
+                                if (minor_version < 5) {
+                                        use_deprecated_slave_status = true;
+                                } else if (minor_version == 5 && patch_version < 1) {
+                                        use_deprecated_slave_status = true;
+                                }
+                        }
+                } else if (strstr(server_version, "MySQL") != NULL) {
+                        // Looks like MySQL
+                        if (major_version < 8) {
+                                use_deprecated_slave_status = true;
+                        } else if (major_version == 10 && minor_version < 4) {
+                                use_deprecated_slave_status = true;
+                        }
+                } else {
+                        printf("Not a known sever implementation: %s\n", server_version);
+                        exit(STATE_UNKNOWN);
+                }
+
+                char *replica_query = NULL;
+                if (use_deprecated_slave_status) {
+                        replica_query = "show slave status";
+                } else {
+                        replica_query = "show replica status";
+                }
+
+                /* check the replica status */
+                if (mysql_query(&mysql, replica_query) != 0) {
                         error = strdup(mysql_error(&mysql));
                         mysql_close (&mysql);
                         die (STATE_CRITICAL, _("slave query error: %s\n"), error);