What is current version of MySQL?

Is MySQL 5.6 outdated?

MySQL 5.6 has reached its EOL in February 2021, and we recommend that you start to plan migrating to MySQL 8.0. The latest version of MySQL is supported until April 2026 and keeps your database features up to date with continuously receiving updates and fixes, especially the security patches.

Is there a MySQL 7?

The MySQL Cluster product uses version 7. The decision was made to jump to version 8 as the next major version number.

Is MySQL 5.7 still supported?

MySQL 5.7 – Community end of life planned until October, 2023. Amazon RDS for MySQL will continue to support until the community EOL date. MySQL 8.0 – Community end of life planned until April, 2026.

Why is there no MySQL 6 or 7?

Why did MySQL version numbering skip versions 6 and 7 and go straight to 8.0? "Due to the many new and important features we were introducing in this MySQL version, we decided to start a fresh new series. As the series numbers 6 and 7 had actually been used before by MySQL, we went to 8.0."