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Change recommended MySQL version to 5.6

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title: Change recommended MySQL version to 5.6
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# Database MySQL
 
>**Note:**
We do not recommend using MySQL due to various issues. For example, case
- We do not recommend using MySQL due to various issues. For example, case
[(in)sensitivity](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/case-sensitivity.html)
and [problems](https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=65830) that
[suggested](https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=50909)
[fixes](https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=65830) [have](https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=63164).
- We recommend using MySQL version 5.6 or later. Please see the following [issue][ce-38152].
 
## Initial database setup
 
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@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ and [problems](https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=65830) that
# Install the database packages
sudo apt-get install -y mysql-server mysql-client libmysqlclient-dev
 
# Ensure you have MySQL version 5.5.14 or later
# Ensure you have MySQL version 5.6 or later
mysql --version
 
# Pick a MySQL root password (can be anything), type it and press enter
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@@ -293,3 +294,4 @@ Details can be found in the [PostgreSQL][postgres-text-type] and
 
[postgres-text-type]: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/datatype-character.html
[mysql-text-types]: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/string-type-overview.html
[ce-38152]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/38152
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