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Joomla 5 note about MySQL 5.7 #304

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7 changes: 6 additions & 1 deletion docs/get-started/technical-requirements.md
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Expand Up @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ All recommended versions are based on the latest released version of each series
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [PHP](https://php.net) | 8.3 | 8.1.0 | Modules: json, simplexml, dom, zlib, gd, mysqlnd or pdo_mysql or pdo_pgsql |
| **Databases** | | | |
| [MySQL](https://mysql.com) | 8.1 | 8.0.13 | |
| [MySQL](https://mysql.com) | 8.1 | 8.0.13[^5] | |
| [MariaDB](https://mariadb.com) | 11.1.0 | 10.4.0 | |
| [PostgreSQL](https://postgresql.org) | 16.0 | 12.0 | |
| **Web Servers** | | | |
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -54,3 +54,8 @@ lower are listed in the documentention for [4.4](/versioned_docs/version-4.4/get
[^3]: This is the minimum version which is guaranteed to work, older versions may work but are not supported.

[^4]: In order to use SEO URLs, you will need to have the Apache mod_rewrite extension installed.

[^5]: Although of minimum requirement, Joomla still may work on MySQL 5.7.
We do not recommend, but you could use it if you really stuck in old environment.
Keep in mind, it has a few limitation: update can be done only with manual upload, and the installer will forbid you to process a fresh installation.
Also be aware, MySQL 5.7 reached its official End Of Life and may expose your site to security vulnerabilities. We strongly recommend upgrading to a supported MySQL version as soon as possible.