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    MySQL 5.5 vs MariaDB 11.8 LTS

    MariaDB 11.8 LTS was released 14.5 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 11.8 LTS
    Release date 2010-12-03 2025-06-04
    End of life 2018-12-31 2028-06-04
    LTS release No Yes
    Currently supported No Yes

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