MySQL vs MariaDB
Comments criticize MySQL, particularly due to Oracle ownership, and advocate switching to MariaDB as a drop-in replacement or PostgreSQL as a superior alternative.
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That's why there's MariaDB.
That's why there is MariaDB.
What were they using before, and what's wrong with MySQL?
Use MariaDB. Or, even better, switch to PostgreSQL.
This is cool but the problem is you're on MySQL
Isn't MariaDB where it's at, nowadays? And MySQL is tainted by Oracle?
Why didn't they move to MariaDB instead? A faster than MySQL 8 drop-in replacement.
Better strategy: drop MySQL and move to postgres.
Yes, don't use MySQL, use Postgres.
Did you try Percona or Twitter/Facebook's version of MySQL ?