We have a client which is currently running an Umbraco website which is on an old version (v5), as part of modernizing their web presence we will be rebuilding their website from scratch using the latest version of Umbraco. The client, however, has expressed the desire to move away from Microsoft SQL Server due to the cost of licensing and are currently moving some of their other systems over to a MySQL branch called MariaDB.
I have attempted to install Umbraco onto a MySQL instance with no luck; is MySQL supported in Umbraco? What is the roadmap for MySQL support?
Umbraco out of the box supports MySQL (not MariaDB). However any plugins that you wish to install are likely not to take MySQL into account so might not work (your mileage my vary).
SQL Express is totally free and performs just great with Umbraco, Umbraco will hit none of the limitations that SQL Express has. So cost should really not be a problem.
Umbraco and MySQL
We have a client which is currently running an Umbraco website which is on an old version (v5), as part of modernizing their web presence we will be rebuilding their website from scratch using the latest version of Umbraco. The client, however, has expressed the desire to move away from Microsoft SQL Server due to the cost of licensing and are currently moving some of their other systems over to a MySQL branch called MariaDB.
I have attempted to install Umbraco onto a MySQL instance with no luck; is MySQL supported in Umbraco? What is the roadmap for MySQL support?
Andrew
Umbraco out of the box supports MySQL (not MariaDB). However any plugins that you wish to install are likely not to take MySQL into account so might not work (your mileage my vary).
SQL Express is totally free and performs just great with Umbraco, Umbraco will hit none of the limitations that SQL Express has. So cost should really not be a problem.
That's good information, thank you.
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