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Currently I'm running MySQL 4.1.15 on my home computer where I do web
development, and MySQL 4.1.13-beta on my hosting service. Actually, I do
work on web sites that are hosted on many hosting services, but on only
one of them do I have enough access to decide for myself if I want to
upgrade the server.
It seems that MediaWiki, something I'm currently experimenting with,
requires MySQL 4.1.14 or above. So at the very least I need to upgrade
MySQL on the hosting service.
But I'm a little confused by the presence of MySQL 5.0. On the mysql.com
web site, it promotes version 5.0 and barely makes any mention of
previous versions. (Of course, in the support documentation there is a
lot about previous versions, but I'm just talking about the site's
promotional text.)
Ordinarily, a new version of any software wouldn't be confusing. I would
assume that whatever the latest version that the developers are making
available is the one that is supported and stable and preferable to use.
But none of my hosting services anything higher than 4.1.15. And my home
computer, which runs Ubuntu, defaulted to installing 4.1.15 and uthe
application update manager doesn't update it to 5.0.
So if 5.0 is the "current" version of MySQL, why does it seem to me that
it's not widely adopted?
Would it be problematic now or later if I upgraded to 5.0?
Would I have to soon upgrade to 5.0 if I upgraded to 4.15 now?
Thank you for any advice.
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Dave M G
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