▲ 49 ▼ Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source (optimizedbyotto.com) submitted 9 months ago by codeinabox@programming.dev to c/opensource@programming.dev 5 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/862489 Comments
[–] aichan@piefed.blahaj.zone 27 points 9 months ago (3 children) PostgreSQL permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 13 points 9 months ago (2 children) The article itself suggests MariaDB, as that was the original fork of MySQL. Switching to Postgres I’m guessing would be a lot more difficult in terms of compatibility with existing application code, and general admin / lifecycle tasks. Though that’s just a guess as I’ve never actually used MariaDB. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dave@lemmy.nz 8 points 9 months ago MariaDB is a drop in replacement for MySQL. If it needs a MySQL database, you can safely use MariaDB instead. If you are building a new application, use Postgres. If you are running an existing application and it needs MySQL, use MariaDB. permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 9 months ago Yeah, changing database systems like that is a nightmare, but could be worth doing depending on your usecase permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 13 points 9 months ago (2 children) The article itself suggests MariaDB, as that was the original fork of MySQL. Switching to Postgres I’m guessing would be a lot more difficult in terms of compatibility with existing application code, and general admin / lifecycle tasks. Though that’s just a guess as I’ve never actually used MariaDB. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dave@lemmy.nz 8 points 9 months ago MariaDB is a drop in replacement for MySQL. If it needs a MySQL database, you can safely use MariaDB instead. If you are building a new application, use Postgres. If you are running an existing application and it needs MySQL, use MariaDB. permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 9 months ago Yeah, changing database systems like that is a nightmare, but could be worth doing depending on your usecase permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 8 points 9 months ago MariaDB is a drop in replacement for MySQL. If it needs a MySQL database, you can safely use MariaDB instead. If you are building a new application, use Postgres. If you are running an existing application and it needs MySQL, use MariaDB. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 9 months ago Yeah, changing database systems like that is a nightmare, but could be worth doing depending on your usecase permalink fedilink source parent