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    MySQL 5.6 vs MariaDB 10.0

    MariaDB 10.0 was released 1.2 years after MySQL 5.6. Source: endoflife.date (aggregating official MySQL/Oracle and MariaDB Foundation EOL announcements), checked 2026-07-31.

    Fact MySQL 5.6 MariaDB 10.0
    Release date 2013-02-01 2014-03-31
    End of life 2021-02-28 2019-03-31
    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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