Declare specific MySQL version during cPanel installation

Bretas

• July 23, 2018 21:49

Hy, everyone! We are migrating some customers to new boxes and we'd like to keep MySQL 5.6 running since 5.7 is not always backwards compatible in legacy applications. Currently cPanel installs MySQL 5.7 by default and there is no way to downgrade. I've inspected the installation file (

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  cPanelMichael

  • July 24, 2018 13:19

  Hello @Bretas, You can create the /root/cpanel_profile/cpanel.config file prior to starting the installation and ensure it contains the following line: mysql-version=5.6
  This will ensure MySQL version 5.6 is installed. Documentation on this topic is available at: Installation Guide - Customize Your Installation - Version 70 Documentation - cPanel Documentation Thank you.

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  Bretas

  • July 25, 2018 08:50

  Thanks, Michael! Exactly what I was looking for. Appreciated!

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