> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://mariadb.com/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/5.3/5.3.4.md).

# MariaDB 5.3.4 Release Notes

The most recent release in the [MariaDB 5.3 series](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/docs-server/blob/test/release-notes/mariadb-community-server-release-notes/old-releases/release-notes-mariadb-5-3-series/broken-reference/README.md) is:[**MariaDB 5.3.12**](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/5.3/5.3.12.md)

[Download](https://downloads.askmonty.org/mariadb/5.3.4) |**Release Notes** |[Changelog](/docs/release-notes/community-server/changelogs/changelogs-mariadb-53-series/mariadb-534-changelog.md) |[Overview of 5.3](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/docs-server/blob/test/release-notes/mariadb-community-server-release-notes/old-releases/release-notes-mariadb-5-3-series/broken-reference/README.md)

**Release date:** 15 Feb 2012

[MariaDB 5.3.4](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/5.3/5.3.4.md) is a [Release Candidate](/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/release-criteria.md) release. In general this means that there are no known serious bugs, except for those marked as feature requests and no bugs were fixed since the last release which caused any notable code changes. We believe the code is ready for general usage (based on bug inflow), but we want a short additional period of testing before calling it stable.

**For a detailed description of** [**MariaDB 5.3**](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/docs-server/blob/test/release-notes/mariadb-community-server-release-notes/old-releases/release-notes-mariadb-5-3-series/broken-reference/README.md) **see the** [**What is MariaDB 5.3**](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/docs-server/blob/test/release-notes/mariadb-community-server-release-notes/old-releases/release-notes-mariadb-5-3-series/broken-reference/README.md) **page.**

Compared to [MariaDB 5.3.0](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/5.3/5.3.0.md), 5.3.1, 5.3.2, and 5.3.3, [MariaDB 5.3.4](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/5.3/5.3.4.md) is a bug-fix release with a focus on stability, performance, and usability. It is the fourth release of the 5.3 series and fixes bugs found in the previous 5.3.x *beta* and *rc* releases.

For a list of every change made in [MariaDB 5.3.4](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/5.3/5.3.4.md), with links to detailed information on each push, see the [MariaDB 5.3.4 Changelog](/docs/release-notes/community-server/changelogs/changelogs-mariadb-53-series/mariadb-534-changelog.md). It is worth noting that [MariaDB 5.3](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/5.3/changes-improvements-in-mariadb-5-3.md) is built on [MariaDB 5.2](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/5.2/changes-improvements-in-mariadb-5-2.md),[MariaDB 5.1](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/5.1/changes-improvements-in-mariadb-5-1.md), and MySQL 5.1.

In most respects [MariaDB](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/docs-release-notes/blob/test/kb/en/mariadb/README.md) will work exactly as MySQL: all commands, interfaces, libraries and APIs that exist in MySQL also exist in MariaDB.

## HeidiSQL 7.0

The Windows version of [MariaDB 5.3.4](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/5.3/5.3.4.md)-rc comes with [HeidiSQL](/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/graphical-and-enhanced-clients/heidisql.md) 7.0, which was released just a few days ago.

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