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MariaDB

database management system, relational, open source, community developed fork of MySQL
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Summary

MariaDB is a relational database management system[1]. MariaDB draws 3,260 Wikipedia views per month (relational database management system category, ranking #4 of 26).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Michael Widenius[3]
  • Country: Finland[4], United States[5], India[6]
  • Instance of: free and open-source software[7]
  • Publisher: MariaDB Foundation[8]
  • Named after: Maria Widenius[9]
  • Based on: MySQL[10]
  • Headquarters location: Espoo[11], Redwood City[12]
  • Developer: MariaDB Corporation Ab[13], Michael Widenius[14], MariaDB Foundation[15]
  • Copyright license: GNU General Public License[16], GNU Lesser General Public License[17]
  • Programmed in: C[18], C++[19], Perl[20]
  • Operating system: Microsoft Windows[21], macOS[22], Linux[23], Solaris[24], OpenBSD[25]
  • Software version identifier: 10.1.8[26], 10.0.22[27], 10.1.9[28], 10.1.11[29], 10.1.12[30], 10.1.14[31], 10.1.16[32], 10.0.26[33], 10.1.20[34], 10.1.22[35], 10.2.4[36], 10.1.23[37], 10.2.10[38], 10.2.12[39]

Why It Matters

MariaDB has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] MariaDB is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Related Entities

Amazon Web Services C++ Castopod Espoo Finland Google Cloud Platform India Linux Luna Modeler macOS MariaDB Corporation Ab Michael Widenius Microsoft Windows MySQL Navicat OpenBSD SambaEdu United States

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). MariaDB. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mariadb
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mariadb_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{MariaDB}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mariadb}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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  1. 29d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 10.1.8, 10.0.22, 10.1.9 +140
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/24e24052106|details]])"
  2. 7w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 10.1.8, 10.0.22, 10.1.9 +140
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 10.11.19, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/328735ed28e6|details]])"
  3. 19w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 10.1.8, 10.0.22, 10.1.9 +140
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 12.2.2, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/630537196441|details]])"
  4. 20w ago · ~2026-31902-14 · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 10.1.8, 10.0.22, 10.1.9 +140
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 12.3.2"
  5. 20w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 10.1.8, 10.0.22, 10.1.9 +140
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 10.6.27, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/b041932d8e80|details]])"
  6. 21w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright holder → MariaDB Foundation
    Country → —
    Aliases → —
    Publisher → —
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 10.6.26, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/e9246695b17c|details]])"
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