What is MariaDB?
MariaDB is also an RDBMS that was developed based on MySQL, by Michael “Monty” Widenius. It is a drop-in replacement for MySQL. It is a fork of the MySQL project and is community-developed. It was originally forked to focus more on enterprise features rather than web/internet applications. Thus MariaDB is a successor of MySQL.
Simple Steps Migration From MySQL To MariaDB On Linux
MySQL and MariaDB are two different Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS). Superficially, both of these software look and act in the same way. But there are many technical differences between them. So, before diving into the steps for migration, let’s first understand what is MySQL and MariaDB as well as their key features.