By default, CentOS 7 is shipped with MariaDB 5.5. MariaDB 10.x version is a drop-in replacement for MySQL 5.5-5.7.
Automatic method
Note: The script below is applicable only for upgrading default MariaDB 5.5 to the MariaDB 10.5 version, for other cases apply the steps from the Manual Method section. Make sure Obsidian 18.0.30 or later is installed on the server.
- Download the attached script and provide it with executable rights:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plesk/kb-scripts/master/c7-mariadb-10-5-upgrade/c7-mariadb-10-5-upgrade.sh && chmod +x c7-mariadb-10-5-upgrade.sh
- Execute the script via CLI:
./c7-mariadb-10-5-upgrade.sh
