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    MySQL 5.5 vs MariaDB 5.3

    MariaDB 5.3 was released 1.2 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 5.3
    Release date 2010-12-03 2012-02-29
    End of life 2018-12-31 2017-03-01
    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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