MariaDB is an open source database server that offers drop-in replacement functionality for MySQL.
MariaDB is an open source database server that offers drop-in replacement functionality for mysql.
This MySQL fork has been made by its own original developers, triggered by doubts over the future management of MySQL after its acquisition by Oracle (through Sun Microsystems) in 2009. MariaDB is now released under the GNU GPL, and maintained by the community with the intent to maintain a high compatibility with MySQL APIs and commands.
Supported Storage Engines:
- MyISAM
- BLACKHOLE
- CSV
- MEMORY
- ARCHIVE
- Aria
- XtraDB (drop-in replacement for InnoDB)
- PBXT
- FederatedX (drop-in replacement for Federated)
- OQGRAPH
- SphinxSE
- IBMDB2I
- Cassandra
- CONNECT
- SEQUENCE
