How to download older versions of MySQL

There may be scenarios such as some older systems that need to use MySQL version 5.5 to run and the rest.

1. Login to download site

https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/

The latest version at this time is 5.7.18.

2, the old version of the download portal

Looking for previous GA versions?

3. Download the corresponding version:

You can see that the download list already contains the previous version, corresponding to download.

4. The difference between Deb Bundle and Deb package

The Deb bundle is to package the Deb file all into a compressed package, all of which are the Deb files, which can be installed by the dkg command.

The Deb package itself is the Deb file, which is downloaded and then installed directly with the DKG command.

Tar.gz these are compressed, generally download this can, after decompression need to handle themselves.

Therefore, it is recommended to use the Deb file installation, fast.

5, the above download is a large version of the previous version, if you want to download each fine version needs to do the following processing:

In fact, the old version of the official explanation is as follows:

In other words, the most recent version of each stage version, including the latest fix patches, should be the most stable, if like 5.7.11 these are all archived in the archived version.

Then, to download these archived versions you need to log in to the following site download:

https://downloads.mysql.com/archives/community/

The above address may change over time, but the entry is basically the same, the keyword: archived version

6. Differences and choices about MySQL type version

Http://www.cnblogs.com/EasonJim/p/6274344.html

How to download older versions of MySQL