{"id":1844,"date":"2026-06-18T09:03:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/varialhosting.com\/blog\/?p=1844"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:03:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:03:48","slug":"scheduled-maintenance-mariadb-database-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/varialhosting.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/scheduled-maintenance-mariadb-database-upgrades\/","title":{"rendered":"Scheduled Maintenance: MariaDB Database Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the evening of <strong>Friday, June 26, 2026<\/strong>, we will be performing a major database engine upgrade on our <strong>Chang, Diggory, Flitwick, Lovegood and Tonks<\/strong> servers. The database software will be updated from MariaDB 10.6 to <strong>MariaDB 10.11 (LTS)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This upgrade ensures your applications continue to run on a highly secure, optimized and long-term supported database environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Expect:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Downtime:<\/strong> Websites utilizing MariaDB\/MySQL databases on these specific servers will be temporarily unavailable for approximately <strong>10 to 15 minutes<\/strong> while the upgrade process finishes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Impact:<\/strong> Visitors accessing database-driven websites during this short window may encounter a database connection error. Static pages that do not use a database will remain fully functional.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technical Notes &amp; Changes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MariaDB 10.11 is a major Long-Term Support release that introduces performance optimizations, advanced features like dynamic InnoDB variables and enhanced query optimizer telemetry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the upgrade is designed to be fully backward-compatible for standard website architectures (such as WordPress), advanced developers can review the official <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mariadb.com\/docs\/server\/server-management\/install-and-upgrade-mariadb\/upgrading\/mariadb-community-server-upgrade-paths\/upgrading-from-mariadb-10-6-to-mariadb-10-11\">MariaDB 10.6 to 10.11 Upgrade Guide<\/a> for a comprehensive breakdown of changed parameter defaults and performance adjustments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to improve our hosting infrastructure. If you have any questions or experience unexpected issues following the window, please open a ticket with our support team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the evening of Friday, June 26, 2026, we will be performing a major database engine upgrade on our Chang, Diggory, Flitwick, Lovegood and Tonks servers. The database software will be updated from MariaDB 10.6 to MariaDB 10.11 (LTS). 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