How to switch to MariaDB 10

[Ohio Riders]

Some have asked about MariaDB. Here's a how-to: https://mariadb.com/blog/how-i-converted-my-invision-power-board-site-mysql-51-mariadb-10-minimal-downtime

[Starship]

We do not need convert MySQL 5.X.X to MariaDB 5.5 and then upgrade 5.5 to 10.X?

Thanks!

[Ohio Riders]

We do not need convert MySQL 5.X.X to MariaDB 5.5 and then upgrade 5.5 to 10.X?

Thanks!

5.0 yes, 5.1 no. You can safely replicate between one major version different. 5.1 to 5.5 for example. MariaDB 10 is based on 5.5 with features backported from MySQL 5.6. So replicating from MySQL 5.1 to MariaDB 10 should be safe. Should be. It's always recommended to use something like pt-table-checksum to verify data consistency between nodes.