Upgrade Mysql / MariaDB version 10.1.xx to 10.6.xx on XAMPP Windows
To upgrade MariaDB in XAMPP, follow these steps carefully: 🔄 Replace MariaDB in XAMPP with a New Version ✅ 1. Backup your data Copy: \xampp\mysql\data → \xampp\mysql_backup\data Or export all DBs via phpMyAdmin. ✅ 2. Download MariaDB (ZIP version) Go to: https://downloads.mariadb.org/ Choose version 10.6 or later. Select Windows ZIP Archive, e.g.: mariadb-10.6.16-winx64.zip ✅ 3. […]