MariaDB High Performance

Migrating from MySQL to MariaDB

First of all, MariaDB is a fork of MySQL. So, if you're using a version from 5.1 to 5.5, the migration will be really easy. To make it clear and simple, if you're running a MySQL version under 5.1, upgrade it first to 5.1 at least and 5.5 at max.

Then, it will be easy to migrate. First of all, you need to understand the best compatibility version, as shown in the following table:

MySQL version	MariaDB version
5.1	5.1, 5.2, 5.3
5.5	5.5
5.6	10

It is recommended, for example, to switch from the 5.1 version of MySQL to the 5.1 version of MariaDB. Then test it, see if everything is fine, and then you can upgrade to a higher version of MariaDB.

There is something that you should consider: starting from the 5.6 version ...