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Why xampp is still using mariadb 10.4? it's old and missing JSON_ARRAYAGG() and some stuff...
I don't see any reason why not upgrade to 10.6

MariaDB is loosely coupled into XAMPP.
You can simply install any MariaDB or MySQL Version you want to and use it with the other XAMPP components.
Only downside is that you cannot use the XAMPP control panel to start/stop MariaDB.

I know. I did exactly that.
But I lost the ease of use of xampp, some configuration and mariadb is now installed on my pc as a service that's always ON.
Xampp is for developers and if it's not shipped with the latest stable technology I don't see its appeal anymore.
Am I right, or are there other alternatives?

RageSmirk wrote:Xampp is for developers and if it's not shipped with the latest stable technology I don't see its appeal anymore.

Of course you may install the tools manually instead of using Xampp. Anyway, i dont see the idea of using the latest technology for development. You will get problems on most (or even all) online providers, which do not use latest technology. Your software wont run on online server, which usually are running much older releases than the latest.

So, for what using the latest technology?

XAMPP can not fit all needs of every user.
Feel free to use the tool which helps you the most to be as profuctive and successful as possible.
There are so many Webserver Stacks available to choose from.