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diff --git a/include/mysql.h b/include/mysql.h
index 58c314207c1..b87b865608e 100644
--- a/include/mysql.h
+++ b/include/mysql.h
@@ -337,6 +337,17 @@ typedef struct st_mysql_parameters
*/
int STDCALL mysql_server_init(int argc, char **argv, char **groups);
void STDCALL mysql_server_end(void);
+/*
+ mysql_server_init/end need to be called when using libmysqld or
+ libmysqlclient (exactly, mysql_server_init() is called by mysql_init() so
+ you don't need to call it explicitely; but you need to call
+ mysql_server_end() to free memory). The names are a bit misleading
+ (mysql_SERVER* to be used when using libmysqlCLIENT). So we add more general
+ names which suit well whether you're using libmysqld or libmysqlclient. We
+ intend to promote these aliases over the mysql_server* ones.
+*/
+#define mysql_library_init mysql_server_init
+#define mysql_library_end mysql_server_end
MYSQL_PARAMETERS *STDCALL mysql_get_parameters(void);