Upgrade MariaDB for Drupal 11

Context

My hosting provider is on 10.5, which is past EOL.

MariaDB EOL schedule.

Questions

What is the process for upgrading?

Findings

There is a driver for backwards compatibility.

• View MySQL 5.7 and MariaDB 10.3 database driver on Drupal.orgMySQL 5.7 and MariaDB 10.3 database driver

Potential issue: View on Drupal.org #3613779It looks like sometimes this module does not work Status: Active

Upgrades are mostly going smoothly. Some modules need patches for php compatibility fixes.

Some modules are getting rusty and should be reviewed for replacements.

Done

Set up new repo for Drupal 11, latest php/mariadb in ddev.

Recreate multisite setup, drush aliases, ddev commands.

Sync sites, install missing modules, resolve minor issues.

Submitted support ticket to upgrade to 10.11 lts.
They cannot upgrade because it's a shared hosting environment.

TODO

Switch to VPS host.

Try Drupal Flake.

Finish syncing all sites.