09.09.2013, 10:34
Some Linux distributions only provide packages for a specific version of the MySQL server. For example, Debian 6 (Squeeze) installs MySQL server v5.1 if you run "apt-get install mysql-server", but Debian 7 install MySQL server v5.5 if you run the same command. The shared (dynamic) version of the plugin can't be compatible to both versions, that's why there is one plugin for each MySQL server version.