[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27703: Need additional db version information in WP3.9+

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#27703: Need additional db version information in WP3.9+
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 Reporter:  webaware      |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Database      |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:  administration
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Comment (by webaware):

 Allegedly, dropping MariaDB into a server in place of MySQL will be
 totally transparent. In practice, different builds of MySQL can have
 subtle differences that can affect database queries, so why wouldn't
 MariaDB vs MySQL exhibit differences too? Basically, more information is
 better when debugging especially when a problem can't be replicated in a
 developer's environment. You want to find out what the reporter's
 environment is, which is why `mysql_get_server_info()` is being called by
 plugin writers in preference to `$wpdb->db_version()`.

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