[3.3.x] Support Forum • MySQL database transfer to MariaDB and vice versa

Hi,

(Excuse my poor english, not my native language and I have no reply in french boards)

My phpBB 3.3.11 forum is currently hosted in PHP 8.1 and mySQL 5.5.

I'm considering changing hosting provider (in Europe).
I noticed in my research that some hosts only offer mariaDB (sometimes claiming greater reliability).

What about compatibility?
Are there any known issues?
Is it enough to restore a SQL backup of the old mySQL database in the new mariaDB?

And especially,
If in the future I change host again, is it possible to go back to a host that only uses mySQL?

THANKS.

Statistics: Posted by laubertinf — Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:30 pm

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