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Outdated SQL server #253
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Is your feature request related to a problem?
The SQL server is a required piece of software for the database WordPress uses to store all your site’s content and settings.
For optimal performance and security reasons, you should consider running MySQL version 8.4 or higher. Contact your web hosting company to correct this.
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Give new WordPress sites PhpRedis and MySQL 8.4
jhd3197 commentedon Nov 15, 2026
Thanks for the report. New WordPress sites are now created on MySQL 8.4, which is what WordPress recommends (9d97a1c on
dev). It ships with the next panel release, and this issue will close when it does.One limit to be clear about: sites that already exist stay on the MySQL version they were created with. The panel does not upgrade an existing database in place, so the Site Health notice will remain on a current site for now.