Question
What versions of MySQL and MariaDB are supported by cPanel?
Answer
cPanel currently supports the following versions of MySQL and MariaDB across each of these operating systems:
- AlmaLinux 9, Rocky Linux 9
- MySQL 8.0
- MariaDB 10.5
- MariaDB 10.6
- MariaDB 10.11
- AlmaLinux 8, RockyLinux 8
- MySQL 8.0
- MariaDB 10.3
- MariaDB 10.5
- MariaDB 10.6
- MariaDB 10.11
- CloudLinux 8
- MySQL 8.0
- MariaDB 10.3
- MariaDB 10.5
- MariaDB 10.6
- MariaDB 10.11
- Ubuntu 20.04
- MySQL 8.0
The cPanel software has officially deprecated support for these versions of MySQL:
- MySQL 5.7
- MySQL 5.6
Here is a quick reference table:
| Operating System | Ubuntu 20.04 | EL9 (Alma, Rocky) | EL8 (Alma, Rocky) | CloudLinux 8 |
| MySQL 8.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MariaDB 10.3 | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| MariaDB 10.5 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MariaDB 10.6 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MariaDB 10.11 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Additional resources
Supported MySQL/MariaDB Versions | cPanel Docs
MySQL/MariaDB Upgrade | cPanel Docs
cPanel Deprecation Plan: Planned deprecations and removals | cPanel Docs