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ApsaraDB RDS:[EOS/Discontinuation] End of updates and maintenance for the minor engine versions of ApsaraDB RDS instances that run MySQL 5.5 from March 01, 2021

Last Updated:Oct 13, 2023

Starting March 01, 2021, Alibaba Cloud no longer provides updates or maintenance for the minor engine versions of ApsaraDB RDS instances that run MySQL 5.5. Only technical support is provided. If your RDS instance runs MySQL 5.5, we recommend that you upgrade the instance to a later MySQL version at the earliest opportunity.

Effective date

March 01, 2021

Causes

The open source MySQL community no longer provides updates or maintenance for MySQL 5.5.

Impacts

You can purchase RDS instances that run MySQL 5.5. You can also continue using your existing RDS instances that run MySQL 5.5. For example, you can renew these existing RDS instances or upgrade their MySQL versions. However, Alibaba Cloud no longer provides updates or maintenance for the minor engine versions of the RDS instances. Only technical support is provided.

Suggestions

If your RDS instance runs MySQL 5.5, we recommend that you upgrade the instance to MySQL 5.6 or later. This allows you to avoid the known vulnerabilities and issues that may occur in MySQL 5.5. The following two upgrade paths are provided: