The open source MySQL spin-off has steadily added features all its own. Here are five good reasons to switch to MariaDB.

SQL stands for Structured Query Language. It’s a standard language for accessing and manipulating databases. MySQL is a database management system, like SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, Postgres, etc.

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