DB users on Windows -- MariaDB or MySQL

Hi folks
I've got a friends W2019 Server with MySQL (the free one - not Ms's SQL server) with an older (Free version) of MySQL on it. All the modern open source people seem to be going for MariaDB which has same command syntax etc . I use also MariaDB on a Linux web server with Apache and PHP. This can be done on Windows - so should I convert the DB to MariaDB or as they say "Just let sleeping dogs lie". My gut feel as an old School Engineer is that "If it Ain't Broken - Don't fix it".

However would be interesting to note of any significant differences between the two systems -- the FREE open source version of MySQL and the Mariadb system.

Anybody here running Apache web servers using either of these DB systems on W10/W11, W2091 or W2022 server.

Thanks in advance,

Cheers
jimbo

I switched this site over from MySQL8 to MariaDB about a month or so back and there was a significant performance gain (W2019 server).

MairaDB is a straight drop-in replacement.

z3r010 said:

I switched this site over from MySQL8 to MariaDB about a month or so back and there was a significant performance gain (W2019 server).

MairaDB is a straight drop-in replacement.

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Hi there
Thanks
I'll go for that on the Windows 2019 server.

I take it conversion is easy enough.

Cheers
jimbo

I installed Maria on a different port so I could run both side by side, backed up the MySQL DB then just imported it into the Maria instance - that was it, other than point the forum software to the new port and username/password.

z3r010 said:

I installed Maria on a different port so I could run both side by side, backed up the MySQL DB then just imported it into the Maria instance - that was it, other than point the forum software to the new port and username/password.

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Worked fine for me too -- thanks -- much appreciated
Cheers
jimbo