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    MySQL 5.5 vs MariaDB 10.6 LTS

    MariaDB 10.6 LTS was released 10.6 years after MySQL 5.5. Source: endoflife.date (aggregating official MySQL/Oracle and MariaDB Foundation EOL announcements), checked 2026-07-31.

    Fact MySQL 5.5 MariaDB 10.6 LTS
    Release date 2010-12-03 2021-07-06
    End of life 2018-12-31 2026-07-06
    LTS release No Yes
    Currently supported No No

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