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title: What is MariaDB?
description: "MariaDB is a fork of MySQL. The database structure and indexes of MariaDB are the same as MySQL. This makes MariaDB a backward compatible, drop-in replacement for MySQL. We currently run MariaDB version `10.2.29` To check the version of MariaDB: 1.…"
url: "https://computancy.co.uk/kb/what-is-mariadb/"
updated: "2024-02-01"
category: Web Hosting / Databases
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# What is MariaDB?

MariaDB is a fork of MySQL.

The database structure and indexes of MariaDB are the same as MySQL. This makes MariaDB a backward compatible, drop-in replacement for MySQL.

We currently run MariaDB version `10.2.29`

To check the version of MariaDB:

1. Head to **Manage Hosting**, then **phpMyAdmin**.
2. Select the database in the left-hand panel.
3. Select the **Query** tab at the top.
4. Type the query: `SELECT VERSION();` and select **Go.**
5. The version of MariaDB will then be outputted.