Comparison between MariaDB and MySQL

There is enough reason to continue using MySQL or switch from MySQL to MariaDB.

Performance tests on the MariaDB blog.

MariaDB is a branch of MySQL source code. After realizing what Oracle will do for MySQL, MariaDB is separated (MySQL has been acquired by Sun and Oracle ). These concerns are well-founded, and I will discuss them later in this article. In addition to being a "downward alternative" to Mysql, some new features included in MariaDB make it better than MySQL.

Before introducing these features, I 'd like to talk about MariaDB's version number mode. First, the MariaDB version matches the Mysql version-for example, MariaDB 5.1, and MySQL 5.1 uses the same code. Because the updates and fixes are for the MySQL source code tree, MariaDB can adopt these patches (theoretically, MariaDB merges with the MySQL source code every month ). However, if new unique features are added on a regular basis, I think code verification will be a nightmare.

The MariaDB team should also be aware that they have begun to develop new numbering schemes. The latest MariaDB version (still in alpha state) is Maria 10.0, followed by a decimal point:

mysql -P 3406 -u root -p
Enter password: ********
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 1
Server version: 10.0.2-MariaDB mariadb.org binary distribution
Copyright (c) 2000, 2013, Oracle, Monty Program Ab and others.
Type ‘help;’ or ‘\h’ for help. Type ‘\c’ to clear the current input statement.
MariaDB [(none)]> select version();
+—————-+
| version() |
+—————-+
| 10.0.2-MariaDB |
+—————-+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)
MariaDB [(none)]>

MariaDB repeatedly and occasionally explained why they did this-although this made developers feel uncomfortable, it did. If they are still fully compatible with Mysql, they cannot add new features.

As for new features? Let's take a look at several of them.

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