MariaDB

Mariadb, a MySQL branch with the Maria storage engine

MariaDB is a community developed branch of MySQL. It's a branch of MySQL (ie, we are keeping our code in sync with MySQL) and contains in addition the Maria storage engine, updated version of other storage engines and extensions.

版本策略:

目前所有MariaDB发行版都基于 MySQL 5.1. 当 MySQL 5.5 或 MySQL 5.6 变成 RC , 将切换到 MariaDB beta 版并基于RC版本上.

5.3

MariaDB 5.3 将基于 MySQL 5.1 或 MySQL 5.6

5.2

MariaDB 5.2 基于 MySQL 5.1

主要的新功能有:

• Storage-engine-specific CREATE TABLE
• Pluggable Authentication
• Segmented Key Cache; Speeds up MyISAM tables a LOT!
• Extended User Statistics
• Virtual Columns
• New storage engines: OQGRAPH and Sphinx.
• Speed optimizations

5.1

MariaDB 5.1 基于 MySQL 5.1

主要的新功能有:

• XtraDB a drop-in replacement for InnoDB based on the InnoDB_plugin. This is enabled by default and gives you the speed comparable to MySQL 5.5 today.
• New storage engines: PBXT, FederatedX (drop-in replacement for Federated) and Aria.
• Pool of Threads: Allows you to have 100,000+ connections.
• Table elimination: Optimizer enhancement.
• More information in the logs for better troubleshooting.
• Speed optimizations

Links

• MariaDB Launchpad
• MariaDB KnowledgeBase
• MariaDB Wiki
• MariaDB Blog
• MariaDB WorkLog
• Monty Program