3 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/installer/installer.php b/installer/installer.php
index 456cffaa..58d264ec 100644
--- a/installer/installer.php
+++ b/installer/installer.php
@@ -104,11 +104,15 @@ class installer {
       mysql_select_db($config["dbname"]);
   }
 
-  static function verify_version($config) {
+  static function verify_mysql_version($config) {
+    return version_compare(installer::mysql_version($config), "5.0.0", ">=");
+  }
+
+  static function mysql_version($config) {
     $result = mysql_query("SHOW VARIABLES WHERE variable_name = \"version\"");
     $row = mysql_fetch_object($result);
     $version = substr($row->Value, 0, strpos($row->Value, "-"));
-    return version_compare($version, "5.0.0", ">=");
+    return $version;
   }
 
   static function db_empty($config) {
diff --git a/installer/views/invalid_db_version.html.php b/installer/views/invalid_db_version.html.php
index 8776ac35..5b021ba2 100644
--- a/installer/views/invalid_db_version.html.php
+++ b/installer/views/invalid_db_version.html.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php defined("SYSPATH") or die("No direct script access.") ?>
 <h1> Uh oh! </h1>
 <p class="error">
-  The MySql database that you are referencing is less than the minimum version of 5.0.0.
+  Gallery requires at least MySQL version 5.0.0.  You're using version <?= installer::mysql_version($config) ?>
 </p>
diff --git a/installer/web.php b/installer/web.php
index aceb5368..eb0211a6 100644
--- a/installer/web.php
+++ b/installer/web.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if (installer::already_installed()) {
 
     if (!installer::connect($config)) {
       $content = render("invalid_db_info.html.php");
-    } else if (!installer::verify_version($config)) {
+    } else if (!installer::verify_mysql_version($config)) {
       $content = render("invalid_db_version.html.php");
     } else if (!installer::select_db($config)) {
       $content = render("missing_db.html.php");