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(@yiduqiyi)
4 years ago
This site uses mysql or MariaDB database?
(@gappiah)
What problem are you trying to solve?
(@fierevere)
永子
In the matter of functionality both variants are equal and supported.
Things like Percona may work, but not guranteed to be problem-free
(@otto42)
WordPress.org Admin
3 years, 12 months ago
WordPress.org uses MariaDB.