{"id":145226,"date":"2023-08-01T13:42:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T18:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=145226"},"modified":"2025-11-25T09:42:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:42:46","slug":"webinar-mysql-5-7-eol","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/resources\/webinar-mysql-5-7-eol\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar | Preparing for the MySQL 5.7 EOL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MySQL version 5.7 will <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/preparing-for-mysql-8-0\/\">reach end-of-life status in October<\/a>. 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