Maybe 7 yrs old but that's what Godaddy, HostGator and likely many other mainstream hosting solutions are providing. Maybe I should look for a non-enterprises class linux distro/hosting provider that uses Ubuntu, Fedora or some other 'bleeding' edge disto so I can get hacked.ecartz wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:21 amIt's possible to shoehorn it in by editing the install/phoenix.sql file before doing the install. See viewtopic.php?p=3853#p3853
I think that Softaculous determines the list of software packages for Hostgator. We aren't in the list that you linked. Softaculous should be able to compare the MySQL requirements to what is available. I don't know if they are actively doing that at the moment. When I updated the requirements to include MySQL, I was also updating to add the required PHP settings. I was under the impression that Softaculous was checking those.
I would also note that MySQL 5.6 is past end-of-life and no longer gets security updates. MySQL 5.7 is seven years old and stable (in long term release). For that matter, 8.0 is four years old and stable (but actively developed). 5.6 is nine years old and hasn't had a release in a year (5.7 has had four releases in that time and 8.0 has had five).
Personally, I've been running a RH/RHEL, since 2.0 back in the 90's on my home server. Also had a Silicone Graphics Indio running SATAN.
I left Godaddy since they switch ed using MS Exchange for email and charging for that. Not going to pay to get hacked!1