A. First things first:
- Mr. Google hasn't helped me to found any reply to my question above
- Yes, I have read a solution to the opposite question here How to upgrade MySQL to MariaDB in XAMPP in 5 minutes on Windows (and it hasn't helped me: MySQL simply doesn't start)
- I don't expect replies like 'MariaDB is better, - stop your silly exercises'.
B. I am working with MySQL Workbench and because of that don't want to face any incompatibilities either now or in future.
C. Can someone share their experience (if any) in solving this problem?
You can use the following way.
- Stop MariaDB in Xampp which show as mysql running...
- Download the installer for windows mysql Installer
- Follow the instruction.
- Now start Apache2 and clear cookie in your browser. Now you can see phpmyadmin and workbench showing Server type: MySQL
If you want to stick to MariaDB then you can use sqlyog also.
Hope it answer your question
You have to do little adjustment with xampp in order to use MySQL instead of MariaDB . I just did following and its worked , i think it may helpful to others also.
- Download and install mysql installer.
2.stop xampp and rename the mysql folder inside the xampp directory(may be its not necessary! )
3.just start Apache only from xampp control panel . No need to start mysql.
4.Last step . Make sure your running MySQL in your system . That's it ..
Check php admin panel there you can see Server type: MySQL instead of MariaDB ...
Thanks..
I just upgraded XAMPP because of PHP 7. I am also using mysql workbench. I want to be as close to production as I can, but my webhoster supports only mysql. These where my reasons to switch back from mariadb to mysql
I followed these steps: (also max 5min) https://gist.github.com/odan/c799417460470c3776ffa8adce57eece
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39654428/how-can-i-change-mariadb-to-mysql-in-xampp