What is MariaDB and its features ?

 What is MariaDB?

MariaDB is a branch of MySQL providing a drop-in replacement. It is truly open source without any closed source module while working right out of the box. There is no pay to play functionality and users get access to all of the available MariaDB features. .\

MariaDB Features

MariaDB is loaded with  popular database engine. 

MariaDB is licensed under BSD, LGPL or GPL

MariaDB features a number of storage engines making it possbile with work with other Relational Database Management System sources

Usage of popular query language

Support a number of OS and a number of popular programming languages

Support of PHP

Features a number of operations and commands that are not available with MySQL

MariaDB History

MariaDB got its start in 2009 as a fork of the database solution MySQL. A major reason for the creation of MariaDB was because of the concern regarding the acquisition of MySQL by Oracle. The goal of MariaDB was to remain compatability with MySQL as a drop-in replacement, while adding additional features like Aria, MyRocks and ColumnStore storage engines. The lead developer and CTO of MariaDB was Michael Widenius, who was MySQL’s founder. He named the database after his second daughter, while also launching the company Monty Program AB. In 2012, the MariaDB foundation was launched to help prevent an acquisition much like what happened with MySQL.