Level 5
I would stay stick with MariaDB, they also have JSON functions
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Jun 11, 2017
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Level 9
MariaDB or MySQL
Hi,
About a year ago MySQL was having memory issues on small servers (for example 512 MB Digital Ocean droplets). Forge soon defaulted to MariaDB after that. With MariaDB these memory isseues were all gone.
Now, one year later I'm curious if it is smart to go back to MySQL again. I think the Json column type and some other features are really nice.
Are you using MySQL again on small droplets?
Level 17
MySQL only supports JSON from 5.7 onwards, but 5.7 introduced some new issues (something to do with passwords I think, not sure exactly).
But yes, MariaDB also supports JSON columns as of (I think) 10.1. And you could also just use a text field ;)
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Level 9
Thanks! I will give MariaDB Json columns a try!
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