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Features of MariaDB
MariaDB provides the same features of MySQL with some extensions. It is relatively new and advance.
Following is a list of features of MariaDB:
- MariaDB is licenced under GPL, LGPL, or BSD.
- MariaDB includes a wide selection of storage engines, including high-performance storage engines, for working with other RDBMS data sources.
- MariaDB uses a standard and popular querying language.
- MariaDB runs on a number of operating systems and supports a wide variety of programming languages.
- MariaDB offers support for PHP, one of the most popular web development languages.
- MariaDB offers Galera cluster technology.
- MariaDB also offers many operations and commands unavailable in MySQL, and eliminates/replaces features impacting performance negatively.
MariaDB Versions
| Version | Original Release Date | Latest Version | Release Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 2009-10-29[12] | 5.1.67 | 2013-01-30[13] | Stable |
| 5.2 | 2010-04-10[14] | 5.2.14 | 2013-01-30[15] | Stable |
| 5.3 | 2011-07-26[16] | 5.3.12 | 2013-01-30[17] | Stable |
| 5.5 | 2012-02-25[18] | 5.5.56 | 2017-05-03[19] | Stable |
| 10.0 | 2012-11-12[20] | 10.0.31 | 2017-05-23[21] | Stable |
| 10.1 | 2014-06-30[22] | 10.1.24 | 2017-05-31[23] | Stable |
| 10.2 | 2016-04-18[24] | 10.2.6 | 2017-05-23[25] | Stable |
| 10.3 | 2017-04-16[26] | 10.3.0 | 2017-04-16[27] | Alpha |
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