MySql version

[SteveW1966]

I run a XenForo forum but didn't renew the license for 3 years.

It runs without problems but if I purchase an extension I see minimum MySql requirement is now 5.7 and I am running 5.6.33. So my question is will an upgrade run with that MySql version or not as often the requirement are not written in stone... Thanks

 

[Jeremy P]

We don't test below the requirements and any issues you run into as a result of such an environment will be officially unsupported. Our recommendation will be to upgrade MySQL to at least 5.7 and then XenForo.

 

[SteveW1966]

Thankyou for the answer. I will be better not to purchase an upgrade then and leave things be.

I have legacy software running on the server and I don't know how a MySql upgrade will affect it

 

[Induslady]

I currently run XF 1.5.5 on MySQL 5.7 and PHP 5.6.
My hosting provider wants to upgrade MySQL to 8.0 and PHP to 8.2.
But I would like to keep XF 1.5.5. Will it run on MySQL 8.0 and PHP 8.2?

 

[Jeremy P]

XF 1.5.5 will not run on anything newer than PHP 7.0.

 

[Induslady]

Hi, just circling back on my earlier question regarding MySQL version.
Can that be upgraded to MySQL 8.0 or MariaDB 10.6 in order to keep running XF 1.5.5?

Thank you!

 

[Induslady]

@Jeremy P / @Chris D - please could one of you help clarify about the MySQL version compatibility for XF 1.5.5?
Thank you so much.

 

[Jeremy P]

The latest stable MySQL version when XF 1.5.5 was released is probably a safe bet. I think this would be MySQL 5.7, which predates MySQL 8. The release notes of a later XF version, 1.5.22, suggest that it improved MySQL 8.0 compatibility issues from earlier versions so it may not work correctly with 1.5.5.