Switching MariaDB to MySQL

[aav]

Is it possible to use MySQL instead of MariaDB on XAMPP v.7.2.33-1?

[Nobbie]

You cannot replace the executable files in your Xampp installation. But instead you dont need to use your MariaDB. simply install Mysql on your linux machine and start the server. DO NOT start Xampps MariaDB.

Finally simply provide the credentials (Servername, User, Password, Database) of your Mysql installation in your PHP scripts.

[aav]

You cannot replace the executable files in your Xampp installation. But instead you dont need to use your MariaDB. simply install Mysql on your linux machine and start the server. DO NOT start Xampps MariaDB.

Finally simply provide the credentials (Servername, User, Password, Database) of your Mysql installation in your PHP scripts.

Yes, but then i cant access mysql from the xampps apache phpmyadmin installation, or maybe there is workaround, but at this point its simpler for me to install lamp stack manually and not use xampp. I was hoping there was a way to configure which database to use. Anyway thank you for fast response.

[Nobbie]

You cannot replace the executable files in your Xampp installation. But instead you dont need to use your MariaDB. simply install Mysql on your linux machine and start the server. DO NOT start Xampps MariaDB.

Finally simply provide the credentials (Servername, User, Password, Database) of your Mysql installation in your PHP scripts.

Yes, but then i cant access mysql from the xampps apache phpmyadmin installation, or maybe there is workaround, but at this point its simpler for me to install lamp stack manually and not use xampp. I was hoping there was a way to configure which database to use. Anyway thank you for fast response.

As i said, simply provide the credentials of your Mysql installation in your PHP scripts. Of course also in phpmyadmin, you have to apply the credentials in config.inc.php