MySQL vs MariaDB

[Armando]

Hi Friends:

Until today in my developments I have used MySQL as a database engine,
with the advent of MariaDB, the question arises, which is better MySQL or MariaDB?

Given your experience, what can you tell me? Advantages, disadvantages.

With best regards

[Adolfo]

By far MARIADB

I've tried all MariaDb versions since 10.0.35GA up to actual one 10.3.7, againts Mysql 5.5 up to 5.7

Is faster, 1000% Mysql compatible, It comes in almost any Linux distribution.

The windows version is easy to install, it recognizes all dump backups, better integration when you want to replicate servers, low memory use, and the community behind it i far more productive than the one of MYSQL.

If a bug or improvement is found, they are extremely eficient to give a solution, not like MYSQL and the big machine behind them ORACLE. Monty, the creator of Mysql and the MAN behind Mariadb put all the new functions and optimizations that where forbiden once Mysql was adquired by ORACLE.

Give it a try, and the License GPL V2 is far more suitable for all of aur developments.
I have a 15 GB, 97 tables Database working all day long with no problem whatsoever.

My 2 cents.

[Armando]

Adolfo:

Tanks a lot for your opinion.

With best regards

[anserkk]

I too use MariaDB for more than 3 years. I have deployed 5 different applications using MariaDB as the database. All these databases are being used by more than 600 users with concurrent users counting to 100+ at any point of time. The size of some of the databases are more than 15 GB. Till now I haven't faced any issues with the database. The performance is really good. The database are hosted on Cloud VPS servers.

MariaDB along with FWH's Native support libs/functions/class for MariaDB/MySQL is the perfect combination.

Regards
Anser

[Armando]

Anserkk:

Thank you very much.

Regards