Using MariaDB instead of MySQL adds 2 seconds for each request When setting up a fresh new site, when choosing MariaDB for the DB, instead of MySQL, every request immediately is delayed by 2 seconds. I used the Laps plugin to pinpoint the delay to the “Core & MU Plugin load” Phase. With MySQL this p…

This was resolved with the recent release of MariaDB 10.11.18: [image] Slow Performance using MariaDB on Windows Resolved Local shipped MariaDB 10.11.18 together with a fix for the Windows performance issue today. You don’t need to update Local. Just choose M…

Hi @Ruud Where are you changing from MySQL to MariaDB?

Hi Nick, It is not so much ‘changing’ as you would with the PHP version or webserver, but instead create a new install (this time around select MySQL) and copy all relevant project code into the newly created install. All my projects which I changed this way instantly became much faster by loosing…

Hi Ruud, I just created an account so that I can reply to this. Thanks for posting about this, I was starting to think I was the only one with this issue. I’m experiencing the same thing. Creating a fresh new site with MariaDB gives me 2-2.5s pageload times, where as with MySQL it’s 0.05s. I double …

Hi @m0py ! Thanks for posting to this thread and good to hear someone else also experiences the same issues :sunglasses: I do hope someone from the the Local development team is able to have a look at this now that we have more cases with the same issue. Cheers! Ruud

Hi all! I tested the version 7.0.1 and the problem still persists. With the Laps plugin (see description above) I get this output => For reference the "Core & MU Plugins load bar is only about 15ms when using MySQL instead of MariaDB. Thanks, Ruud [Local_MariaDB_load_delay]

Using MariaDB add 2 seconds per request to load standard WP install

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nickc July 29, 2026, 5:27pm 9

This was resolved with the recent release of MariaDB 10.11.18:

Topic		Replies	Views
Slow Performance using MariaDB on Windows Resolved	25	1819	July 29, 2026
Comparison of speeds between MariaDB and MySQL on WP Local Support	1	243	September 17, 2024
Local is painfully slow with MariaDB Support performance , windows-10 , wp-admin	7	10080	July 29, 2026
Update on performance on Windows 10? Support	5	1265	January 21, 2021
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Using MariaDB add 2 seconds per request to load standard WP install

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