MariaDB / MySQL

I tried to use the new PARSEC auth method in MariaDB 11.8 but ran into an error:

> CREATE USER 'app_user'@'%' IDENTIFIED VIA parsec USING PASSWORD('your_secure_password');
ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'parsec' is not loaded

Why isn't the plugin loaded by default?

The MariaDB story told on Nextcloud's podcast (50%+ of Nextcloud instances are running MariaDB).

It has been long in the coming (Oracle bought Sun and MySQL over 15 years ago), but seems WordPress is finally at the point where MariaDB popularity surpassed MySQL as shown by stats at https://wordpress.org/about/stats/

Besides having the latest version available, what do Debian/Ubuntu users who run MariaDB wish to see in future versions of MariaDB, or how it is integrated and packaged in Debian?

I am the maintainer in Debian and Ubuntu - looking for feedback and ideas.

@mariadb_mysql MariaDB 11.8 is LTS

https://mariadb.org/11-8-is-lts/

# MariaDB 11.8 is LTS

Confirming what you probably already expected: MariaDB Server 11.8 will be a long-term support release.

Now a Release Candidate – GA in May

With MariaDB Vector as the lead new feature, MariaDB 11.8 succeeds the previous LTS MariaDB 11.4 from a year ago. ...

Continues to discus updates and features. Enjoy.

@mariadb_mysql MariaDB Contribution Stats, Jan 2025

https://mariadb.org/mariadb-contribution-statistics-january-2025/

MariaDB Plc. is \#1.

Uuid4's Baby!

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/8057166

What is the industry/production grade solutions or if you have already any experience please share it. Thanks

MySQL 5.7 Extended Support from Oracle ends in October 2023 (source 1, source 2). For those of you that initially selected MySQL to retain some degree of vendor neutrality and affinity towards open source, the Oracle track of migration to MySQL 8.0 and on to Oracle Heatwave and Oracle Cloud may not suit you, and you may want to consider a switch to MariaDB Server. Obviously, not all migrations are the same level of effort. Thanks to compatibility with MySQL protocols, it’s easy to make the switch to MariaDB Server and gain the added benefits of Oracle compatibility features, open source columnar storage and enhanced features such as MaxScale database proxy, advanced audit capabilities, and temporal tables.

This blog walks you through how to do an in-place migration from MySQL 5.7.43 to MariaDB Server 10.6.14. The commands and instructions shown work for any version of MariaDB Server 10.6.14 and greater, and work for both MariaDB Community Server and MariaDB Enterprise Server. It will give you some general pointers on how to perform a database migration project and two options for migrating tables with partitions. Plus, it goes through upgrading an environment that has database replication running.

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The MariaDB Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 11.2.1, the first Release Candidate in the MariaDB 11.2 series, and MariaDB 11.1.2, the first stable release in the MariaDB 11.1 series. Both are short-term series and will be maintained for one year after their respective G.A (stable) releases.

See the release notes and changelogs for details. ...