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# Upgrade to MySQL 8

|| MySQL 5.7 is deprecated, you might have a warning in WordPress site health tab.

![Outil de Santé du site](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9d2d3e0b7134b800/serveur-sql-obsolete-ecran-01_173kf5o.jpg)

### Migrating to MySQL 8 is easy!

| By doing so, you will benefit from the features of Google Cloud MySQL Enterprise Plus!

This upgrade includes two optimizations to further improve your WordPress site's performance: 
* accelerated read and write performance
* integrated Redis cache for read operations

### MySQL Database Update Procedure

###### Step 1 - Create a New Backup

* Go to the BACKUPS tab of your Faaaster management panel

![Onglet Sauvegardes](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9d2d3e0b7134b800/faaaster-creer-sauvegarde-01_34ij53.jpg)
* Click "NEW BACKUP",

![Nouvelle sauvegarde](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9d2d3e0b7134b800/faaaster-creer-sauvegarde-02_18wx9oa.jpg)
* Enter the backup name and click "CONFIRM".

![entrer le nom de la sauvegarde et cliquer "VALIDER".](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9d2d3e0b7134b800/serveur-sql-obsolete-ecran-02_1a1wf6a.jpg)

###### Step 2 - Restore the Newly Created Backup

* Go to the BACKUPS tab of your Faaaster management panel and click "RESTORE" on your newly created backup.

||| Be careful to select the newly created backup to avoid data loss!

||| Note that restoring the site will cause a few minutes of downtime, depending on the site's size.

![Cliquez "Restaurer"](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9d2d3e0b7134b800/serveur-sql-obsolete-ecran-03_1fog9cs.jpg)

* **Choose the Database Only option and click "Confirm."

![Choisissez Base de données et validez](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9d2d3e0b7134b800/serveur-sql-obsolete-ecran-04-_ty6qa8.jpg)

The site will restart.

**You're done and now have the latest version of our MySQL server!*