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MariaDB 10.5 Migration Questions

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I have a question, and I've found one similar addressed, which I was going to respond to with my own questions (https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/335192/live-database-migration-mariadb-10-5-to-mysql-8-0) , however, as that post/question is over a year old, I thought it may be better for me to create a new question. My Situation: I have a Web server (Apache) hosted by a 3rd party. The server is currently running MariaDB 10.5. On this server we have several sites, running on the last version or two of WordPress, and sites running Drupal 8, 9, and 10. Thus far, we've had no issues. However, we want to begin development of a couple projects on the Drupal 11 platform. When attempting to install D11, we're told that it requires MariaDB 10.6. I've made contact with our hosting company, and they've said that while they won't be upgrading our current server, they are willing to migrate us to another server, and we've been given the option to move to a server running MariaDB 10.6, or a server running MySQL 8. Being 100% honest, I know how to create the databases and from there, I've just let WordPress or Drupal do what they need to do. I've had no reasons to delve deeper into the Databases (Though this is an area that I'd like to learn more about). But for this situation, I'm not sure what is the better option to choose. Of course, objective Number One, would be to not break any of the currently running websites. I **presume** that migrating from the MariaDB 10.5 server to a MariaDB 10.6 server would be a "clean" move, but admittedly, I'm not positive of that. I'm also not sure what (if any) issues would be caused (or oppositely, benefits would be gained) migrating a MariaDB 10.5 website to a MySQL 8 server. I come to this forum, seeking your wisdom and direction. Thank you.
Asked by BEGRAFX (31 rep)
Jun 16, 2025, 03:21 PM
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