Databases

What is MariaDB?

MariaDB is a fork of MySQL and a drop-in replacement used on Mandraled Hosting.

1 min read Updated 11 Apr 2026 Guide 5 of 6

MariaDB is a fork of MySQL. MariaDB maintains identical database structure and indexes to MySQL, making it a backward compatible, drop-in replacement for MySQL.

Current Version: Mandraled Hosting runs MariaDB version 10.2.29

How to Check Your Version

  1. Navigate to Manage Hosting, then phpMyAdmin
  2. Select your database from the left panel
  3. Click the Query tab
  4. Execute the query: SELECT VERSION();
  5. View the version output

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