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    MySQL 5.5 vs MySQL 5.6

    MySQL 5.6 was released 2.2 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 MySQL 5.6
    Release date 2010-12-03 2013-02-01
    End of life 2018-12-31 2021-02-28
    LTS release No No
    Currently supported No No

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