11 months ago

Oracle will end support for https://thenewstack.io/mysql-5-7-gets-savvy-with-a-cool-replication-hack/, an open source relational database it’s developed, on Oct. 31, 2023. The 5.7 version, for which Oracle still provides Extended Support, was released in 2015.

The scant remaining time until Oracle’s support expires has renewed interest in https://thenewstack.io/facebook-makes-a-big-leap-to-mysql-8/, which was initially released five years ago. Oracle currently offers Premier Support and Extended Support for this edition, which will expire in 2025 and 2026, respectively.

There are also mechanisms for helping organizations understand — and act on — requirements for upgrades for their particular version of the database.