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Scheduled Maintenance February 2026: Upgrading to MySQL 8.4 LTS

12 January 2026

To ensure the continued security and stability of our infrastructure, we will be upgrading all MySQL 8.0 databases to the MySQL 8.4 Long-Term Support (LTS) release.

Maintenance Window
We have established a 10-day "at-risk" window to perform these updates. While the upgrades are automated, your database may experience brief periods of instability during this time.

Start Date: February 10th, 2026
End Date: February 20th, 2026

Service Impact
  • Downtime: Individual database servers may become unavailable for up to 5 minutes during the upgrade process.
  • Authentication: We are retaining support for mysql_native_password to ensure backward compatibility with older applications.
    Action Required: Because mysql_native_password is now deprecated in newer versions of MySQL, we strongly recommend migrating your applications to caching_sha2_password to improve security and ensure future compatibility. New MySQL users added in the control panel will use the more secure caching_sha2_password.

Why are we doing this?
MySQL 8.0 reaches its End of Life (EOL) in April 2026. By transitioning to MySQL 8.4 LTS now, we provide our users with:
  1. Extended Stability: An 8-year support window from Oracle.
  2. Smooth Transition: Better backward compatibility compared to non-LTS releases.
  3. Security: Continued access to critical security patches and performance improvements.




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