Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Base: MySQL or Mariadb ?

On 02/09/2014 12:00 PM, Joel Madero wrote:
> On 02/09/2014 11:38 AM, Harvey Nimmo wrote:
> > Can I use Mariadb as back-end for LO Base or must it be MySQL? For
> > example, are the connectors compatible or is there a Mariadb-specific
> > connector?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Harvey
> Looks like it's possible -
> http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/18521/how-to-connect-lobase-to-use-mariadb-created-db/
> but I've never done it.
>
>
> Best,
> Joel
I, too, am faced with switching to Mariadb, since the latest Slackware 
Linux has switched from MySQL to Mariadb.  I looked on the Mariadb 
website and they are claiming full compatibility with everything, 
including the connectors.  I have yet to confirm that, but I am 
hopeful.  I did notice that Mariadb even goes so far as to keep the 
MySQL utility program names, such as mysql_install_db.  So even existing 
MySQL scripts should work with Mariadb.  That is pretty compatible.
Good luck.
Girvin Herr


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