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# MariaDB

> Connect to MariaDB through TablePro's MySQL driver, which uses the MariaDB Connector/C client.

# MariaDB

TablePro's MySQL plugin handles MariaDB. The driver links against MariaDB Connector/C (libmariadb), so MariaDB-specific extended metadata (for example LONGTEXT-stored JSON detection) is recognised on connect.

## Connect

In the connection form choose **MySQL** or **MariaDB**. Both selections route to the same plugin.

## Default port

3306.

## Connection URL

```
mysql://user:password@host:3306/database
```

See [Connection URL Reference](/databases/connection-urls).

## Differences from MySQL

* Default authentication plugin is `mysql_native_password` (MySQL 8.0 defaults to `caching_sha2_password`).
* TablePro reads MariaDB extended field attributes (`MARIADB_FIELD_ATTR_FORMAT_NAME`) to detect JSON values stored in LONGTEXT columns and render them with the JSON cell editor.

Everything else (SSH tunnels, SSL/TLS, schema browsing, table operations) matches MySQL.

## SSL / TLS

Same as MySQL. See [MySQL & MariaDB](/databases/mysql) for SSL configuration.

## See also

* [MySQL & MariaDB](/databases/mysql)
* [SSH Tunneling](/databases/ssh-tunneling)