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MySQL 5.7 end of life guide

This piece will walk you through the technical implications of the upgrade and a path to upgrade with zero data loss or downtime.

See also: Databases: The final DevOps frontier

MySQL version upgrades can be painful. MySQL 5.7 has been a popular version of MySQL for many years. It has been the default version for many Linux distributions and cloud providers. However, MySQL 5.7 is reaching its end of life (EOL) in 2023. This means that it will no longer receive updates, including security updates. This guide will walk you through the technical implications of the upgrade and a path to upgrade with zero data loss or downtime.