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    MariaDB 5.2 vs MySQL 5.6

    MySQL 5.6 was released 2.2 years after MariaDB 5.2. Source: endoflife.date (aggregating official MySQL/Oracle and MariaDB Foundation EOL announcements), checked 2026-07-31.

    Fact MariaDB 5.2 MySQL 5.6
    Release date 2010-11-10 2013-02-01
    End of life 2015-11-10 2021-02-28
    LTS release No No
    Currently supported No No

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    All 45 released MySQL and MariaDB version lines are listed here — pick any two. Source: endoflife.date (aggregating official MySQL/Oracle and MariaDB Foundation EOL announcements), checked 2026-07-31.

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