Ghost is saying I'm using MariaDB, but I am using MySQL

[daniellockyer]

Haha - no worries! I can’t attest to how you get it switched to MySQL, but there’s another post on the forum for switching from MariaDB to MySQL 8, which might be useful

How to Migrate From MariaDB 10 to MySQL 8

This how-to will guide you through the steps to migrate from MariaDB 10 to MySQL 8. Ghost 5+ requires MySQL 8, as it’s a breaking change, so upgrade now if you’re running MariaDB. I use an Ubuntu 20.04 LTS server hosted on Linode. However, the guide should work equally well on other platforms. These are the steps: Clone the server Export the database(s) Remove MariaDB Install MySQL Setup databases and users Import the database(s) Test Ghost Change DNS Final comments 1. Clone the server To…