| Name | Information | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| database | mysql (5.6.41-84.1) |
Checked with Hosting, they cannot upgrade to 5.7. for my account type.
Is there any way to bypass the MySql version upgrade?
Upgrading to 3.10 - MySql version
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If you have MySQL 5.6, you have to be content with Moodle rel. 3.9 (LTS).
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Re: Upgrading to 3.10 - MySql version
Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be an option, I tried with my hosting provider and they were unable to offer it either. Only siteground seems to be offering 5.7 and only to new accounts. I have a 3-year-old account and they are forcing me to buy a new one if I want moodle 3.10, it looks like cpanel doesn't support 5.7 and all new account come with something call "Site Tools" instead of Cpanel
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New SiteGround hosting is on Google servers ... believe it or not.
'SoS', Ken
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Well, CPanel has supported MySQL 5.7 almost two whole years now, since CPanel version 70 came out. And MySQL 5.7 itself has been out for a whole five years now. MySQL 5.6 will reach its end of support from Oracle next February 2021. Staying on 5.6 long term is not an option.
It is entirely a hosting company's decision if they want you to pay more to get 5.7. But any hosting company that says they do MySQL but doesn't *actually* have or support 5.7 is incompetent and no one should be using them.
It is entirely a hosting company's decision if they want you to pay more to get 5.7. But any hosting company that says they do MySQL but doesn't *actually* have or support 5.7 is incompetent and no one should be using them.
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Don't even get me started. I am looking for ANY hosting solution that offer SQL 5.7 and the biggest names none of them offer them, I am planning on leaving siteground after they pull this "if you want 5.7 pay more" scheme.
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@Daniel
How much per month are you willing to spend? How much are you willing to learn in admin of a VPS/Cloud server? Those questions not for response here in forums but for your consideration when 'shopping' for hosting a moodle.
The key to getting what you want when you want it is to build your own. There are providers, like Rackspace, that will allow customer to choose a VPS (un-managed by them) by specs and OS ... like CentOS 8, Ubuntu 20.x, Debian X. They are minimal when it comes to apps ... get only sshd to begin.
You, then set up your repos, and build what you want.
MySQL has their own repo. Don't use the OS versions.
For PHP ... remi offers PHP 7 versions and their setup similar to MySQL repo set up.
All nix's offer Apache or Nginx from their base repo.
Just gotta dig the net to find who offers what you seek!
My 2 cents.
'SoS', Ken
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If the biggest names don't do a good job, then go for a smaller name.
To repeat a Mantra heard in this forum: Shared hosting don't cut for a professional Moodle site. The starter level is VPS.
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+1
Buy an unmanaged server and learn some command line stuff. It's not that difficult and it's good for you. You can then run what you like. I would stick Ubuntu 20.04LTS Server on it. Ken wouldn't
Buy an unmanaged server and learn some command line stuff. It's not that difficult and it's good for you. You can then run what you like. I would stick Ubuntu 20.04LTS Server on it. Ken wouldn't
There are also a number of web-based admin tools you can run on your server if you like. If in doubt, try Cockpit.
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How true.Howard! We all pick our own 'poisons'!
There is also Webmin for a panel.
'SoS', Ken
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Daniel,
As Visvanath says, the smaller companies can often be better.
Take a look at Reclaim Hosting https://reclaimhosting.com/. They are a small hosting company co-founded by a former instructional technologist in the US as a place for schools and students to get shared or full hosting, domains, VPS, and now they have a cloud hosting offering too. Anyone can use them of course, you don't have to be in education. They are very open source savvy, have solid support, and reasonable pricing. (And a sense of humor.) And you won't get any of this "Pay more for the current, secure version" baloney from them either.
Randy
As Visvanath says, the smaller companies can often be better.
Take a look at Reclaim Hosting https://reclaimhosting.com/. They are a small hosting company co-founded by a former instructional technologist in the US as a place for schools and students to get shared or full hosting, domains, VPS, and now they have a cloud hosting offering too. Anyone can use them of course, you don't have to be in education. They are very open source savvy, have solid support, and reasonable pricing. (And a sense of humor.) And you won't get any of this "Pay more for the current, secure version" baloney from them either.
Randy