Can I use MySQL Workbench to create MariaDB?

TheOpti picture TheOpti · Mar 24, 2014 · Viewed 41.1k times · Source

I am totally new to databases. I would like to create a database; I am going to make a small project which is going to use DB. I am going to use Maria DB as it is totally free for commercial use.

The question is: Can I use MySQL workbench program to create a database and then transform/change it to MariaDB?

Answer

Tushar Sudake picture Tushar Sudake · May 3, 2014

From my experience -- Sure, you can use MySQL Workbench with MariaDB. However, I have tried basic functionalities only, like queries, schema design etc. Not sure about compatibility of advanced features.