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    MariaDB 5.3 vs MySQL 9.6

    MySQL 9.6 was released 13.9 years after MariaDB 5.3. Source: endoflife.date (aggregating official MySQL/Oracle and MariaDB Foundation EOL announcements), checked 2026-07-31.

    Fact MariaDB 5.3 MySQL 9.6
    Release date 2012-02-29 2026-01-20
    End of life 2017-03-01 2026-04-21
    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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