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    MySQL 5.6 vs MySQL 8.1

    MySQL 8.1 was released 10.4 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 8.1
    Release date 2013-02-01 2023-06-21
    End of life 2021-02-28 2023-10-25
    LTS release No No
    Currently supported No No

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