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    MySQL 5.6 vs MySQL 8.0

    MySQL 8.0 was released 5.2 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 MySQL 8.0
    Release date 2013-02-01 2018-04-08
    End of life 2021-02-28 2026-04-30
    LTS release No Yes
    Currently supported No No

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