MySQL 5.7 vs MariaDB 10.3

[AlexWebsites]

I've been running MySQL for years and there are various topics on here regarding those who are using MariaDB. I just upgraded all my sites to 4.5 and moved to PHP 7.4 while still on MySQL 5.6, now EOL. I'm inclined to just move to MySQL 5.7 and call it a day, but was wondering what everyone's thoughts were about moving to MariaDB 10.3 instead. Any real benefits? 

I've added a poll, just wondering what everyone uses. What does IPS use for their hosted customers?

 

[CoffeeCake]

13 minutes ago, AlexWebsites said:

Any real benefits? 

No Oracle nonsense with MariaDB. Otherwise, functionally equivalent, drop in replacement for our purposes.

[ASTRAPI]

I prefer also MariaDB 🙂

[AlexWebsites]

5 hours ago, Paul E. said:

No Oracle nonsense with MariaDB. Otherwise, functionally equivalent, drop in replacement for our purposes.

What nonsense, just curious. I’m not up to speed and haven’t been following either to be honest. Is there more support behind MariaDB? 

[CoffeeCake]

13 hours ago, AlexWebsites said:

What nonsense, just curious

MariaDB was forked from MySQL by the original creator to create MariaDB and the MariaDB Foundation. Many of the original MySQL developers moved to the fork, and most major linux distributions include MariaDB. It was created directly following concerns when Sun Microsystems, who owned the project, was being bought by Oracle and, Oracle had longstanding reputations surrounding licensing and their approach to open source projects.

Here's a presentation from the founder of MySQL that goes into the rationale:
https://mariadb.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MySQL-MariaDB-story.pdf

[AlexWebsites]

Thanks for that @Paul E., wasn't aware. Any db prep I need to do if I move from mysql 5.6 to MariaDB 10.3 or is it just update and drop in? WHM gives me the option, just wondering if I update the server to go this route with MariaDB, what else do I need to do. Anything with IPS config need to be changed/updated?

[AlexWebsites]

Looks like the majority on MariaDB.

[Joey_M]

Can anyone shed any light on the benefits of using MariaDB? I have read it performs faster but is that the extend of the pluses to using it?