SOLVED New Server Stuck on MySQL 8, Not MariaDB

[tbutler]

I'm preparing to migrate to a new server my datacenter just provisioned. My current cPanel server is running MariaDB 10.3, but as threads such as this one talk about, cPanel now seems to default to MySQL 8 during installation, which makes installing MariaDB impossible. I'm concerned on a couple of levels -- one, as I understood it, MariaDB seemed to be superior these days, but, two and more practically, I'm not sure what to expect pulling accounts from a server with MariaDB to one with MySQL 8 given the incompatibilities.

Is the only choice to correct this to ask the datacenter to completely reprovision the server? Or is there something less drastic than reinstalling absolutely everything?

 

[kodeslogic]

You can ask the data center to re-install the cPanel with MariaDB 10.3 by following the below document:

How to customize the version of MySQL or MariaDB used when installing cPanel for the first time

Introduction It is possible to preconfigure a cPanel installation so that your desired version of MySQL is installed from the start. Procedure On a brand new server that does not have cPanel inst...

support.cpanel.net

 

[tbutler]

Thanks. The data center reprovisioned the server and now we're ready to roll...

 

[kodeslogic]

Glad you have it resolved.

 

[tbutler]

Thank you! Thanks again for your help!