[dba-Tech] ISP hosts that support MariaDB

[Tina Norris Fields]

Good question - I hope we get a good list of such hosts. I'll be 
watching. Thanks for posting the question.

TNF

Tina Norris Fields
tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com
231-322-2787

On 06/25/16 6:52 AM, Arthur Fuller wrote:
> Perhaps I'm among the few with a particular problem. As a former devotee of
> MySQL, when Monty and the crew left following the Oracle acquisition of
> Sun, and inherited Sun's purchase of MySQL, and Monty and crew left to form
> MariaDB, I developed a serious interest in MariaDB.
>
> MariaDB does everything MySQL does, and then some. It's IMO a much better
> database. But so far, not too many ISP hosts support it. I'd like to
> compile a list of those that do.
>
> We have a site that runs on a MySQL host. I'd like to find another site
> that offers MariaDB in lieu of MySQL hosting.
>
> Anybody know of one or some?
>
> One might ask, Why? The question and the problem feels strangely
> reminiscent of the good old days, back when the issue was choosing between
> Fox Software or (God forbid!) dBASE III and IV, as opposed to biting the
> bullet and embracing Clipper. I chose, back then, to embrace Clipper. That
> choice cost me a gig here and there, mostly with slow-moving government
> ministries and large corporations whose moves resembled those of the sloth;
> but in the end I was proved correct. And I think the same holds true now:
> MariaDB is a better product, with a development team that has proved its
> integrity over the years, and features and performance that leave Oracle
> MySQL playing catch-up.
>
> And all this is wonderful, for me, developing at home. But then comes the
> gap: many hosts that support MySQL do not support MariaDB, so I have to be
> careful when suggesting a migration to my clients, or developing a new
> product for a potential new client-base.
>
> I might be able to leap this hurdle with a list of providers prepared to
> host MariaDB. If you know of any, please advise, with contact details, and
> I'll take it from there.
>
> A.
>