[jaylittle]

MariaDB called and said, "I'm still here" ;)

[ktosobcy]

Is it really used/ popular?

[nolok]

Unless you actively want the support contract with Oracle, there is no reason not to use MariaDB instead.

Debian changed it to the default quite a while ago, and it's full support for mysql compatibility means you sometime don't even notice it (eg "mysql" is starting mariadb client).

[nasretdinov]

At some point I believe Google had the largest MySQL installation in the world and they were using MariaDB.

[graemep]

Yes, it replaced MySQL in Debian, and many other distros. The only shared web hosting I know about uses it on FreeBSD, etc. It seems to be more widely used then MySQL at this point.

[tick_tock_tick]

It's so popular I've never seen anyone actually use the original.

[jeltz]

Yes, when most people say MySQL they actually mean MariaDB.

[georgyo]

very yes

[prox]

Yes

[bawolff]

I mean, its powering Wikipedia right now and that's the seventh most popular website in the world.