MariaDB · grooverdan · May 15, 2026 · May 12, 2026
diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ following services to the MariaDB community:
 - Bug fixing in MariaDB (for bugs that affects a large part of the community)
 - Building the official MariaDB binaries
 - Maintaining https://mariadb.org
-- Documenting MariaDB in the MariaDB Documentation https://mariadb.com/kb
+- Documenting MariaDB in the MariaDB Documentation https://mariadb.com/docs
 
 To be able to do the above we need help from corporations and individuals!
 

diff --git a/Docs/INSTALL-BINARY b/Docs/INSTALL-BINARY
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ MariaDB and MySQL have identical install methods. In this document we
 describe how to install MariaDB.
 
 The full documentation for installing MariaDB can be found at
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/binary-packages/
+https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/install-and-upgrade-mariadb/installing-mariadb/binary-packages
 However most documentation at www.mysql.com also applies.
 
 2.2. Installing MariaDB from Generic Binaries on Unix/Linux
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ However most documentation at www.mysql.com also applies.
    please report them to: https://mariadb.org/jira
 
    See the instructions at
-   https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-community-bug-reporting
+   https://mariadb.com/docs/general-resources/community/community/bug-tracking/reporting-bugs
 
    The basic commands that you must execute to install and use a
    MariaDB binary distribution are:
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ shell> useradd -g mysql mysql
 shell> cd /usr/local
 
     3. Obtain a distribution file using the instructions at
-       https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/where-to-download-mariadb/
+       https://mariadb.com/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/server-client-software/download/where-to-download-mariadb
        The description below describes how to install a MariaDB tar file.
 
     4. Unpack the distribution, which creates the installation
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ shell> chown -R mysql data
        location where your system has its startup files. More
        information can be found in the support-files/mysql.server
        script itself and at
-       https://mariadb.com/kb/en/starting-and-stopping-mariadb-automatically.
+       https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/starting-and-stopping-mariadb/starting-and-stopping-mariadb-automatically
    10. You can set up new accounts using the bin/mysql_setpermission
        script if you install the DBI and DBD::MariaDB Perl modules. See
        Section 4.6.14, "mysql_setpermission --- Interactively Set
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &
    directory.
 
    More information about mysqld_safe can be found at
-   https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mysqld_safe
+   https://mariadb.com/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/legacy-clients-and-utilities/mariadbd_safe
 
 Note
 

diff --git a/INSTALL-SOURCE b/INSTALL-SOURCE
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 Instructions for building MariaDB can be found at:
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/compiling-mariadb-from-source
+https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/install-and-upgrade-mariadb/compiling-mariadb-from-source
 
diff --git a/INSTALL-WIN-SOURCE b/INSTALL-WIN-SOURCE
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 Up-to-date instructions about building MariaDB on Windows can be found
-at: https://mariadb.com/kb/en/Building_MariaDB_on_Windows
+at: https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/install-and-upgrade-mariadb/compiling-mariadb-from-source/building_mariadb_on_windows
 
diff --git a/KNOWN_BUGS.txt b/KNOWN_BUGS.txt
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ that we are can try to fix it for the next release. You can also add
 feature request to the JIRA.
 
 The latest documentation for the MariaDB server can be found at:
-https://mariadb.com/kb
+https://mariadb.com/docs
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ A description of the MariaDB project and a manual can be found at:
 
 https://mariadb.org
 
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/
+https://mariadb.com/docs/
 
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-vs-mysql-features/
+https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/compatibility-and-differences/mariadb-vs-mysql-features
 
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-versus-mysql-compatibility/
+https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/compatibility-and-differences/mariadb-vs-mysql-compatibility
 
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/new-and-old-releases/
+https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes
 
 # Getting the code, building it and testing it
 

diff --git a/client/mysqlcheck.c b/client/mysqlcheck.c
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ static void usage(void)
   printf("Usage: %s [OPTIONS] database [tables]\n", my_progname);
   printf("OR     %s [OPTIONS] --databases DB1 [DB2 DB3...]\n",
 	 my_progname);
-  puts("Please consult the MariaDB Knowledge Base at");
-  puts("https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mysqlcheck for latest information about");
+  puts("Please consult the MariaDB Documentation at");
+  puts("https://mariadb.com/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/legacy-clients-and-utilities/mysqlcheck for latest information about");
   puts("this program.");
   print_defaults("my", load_default_groups);
   puts("");

diff --git a/client/mysqltest.cc b/client/mysqltest.cc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   Tool used for executing a .test file
 
   See the "MySQL Test framework manual" for more information
-  https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/mysqltest/
+  https://mariadb.com/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/testing-tools/mariadb-test
 
   Please keep the test framework tools identical in all versions!
 

diff --git a/cmake/cpack_rpm.cmake b/cmake/cpack_rpm.cmake
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ SET(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "MariaDB: a very fast and robust SQL database
 It is GPL v2 licensed, which means you can use the it free of charge under the
 conditions of the GNU General Public License Version 2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/).
 
-MariaDB documentation can be found at https://mariadb.com/kb
+MariaDB documentation can be found at https://mariadb.com/docs
 MariaDB bug reports should be submitted through https://jira.mariadb.org")
 
 # mariabackup

diff --git a/cmake/mysql_version.cmake b/cmake/mysql_version.cmake
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ SET_IF_UNSET(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY}
 It is GPL v2 licensed, which means you can use the it free of charge under the
 conditions of the GNU General Public License Version 2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/).
 
-MariaDB documentation can be found at https://mariadb.com/kb
+MariaDB documentation can be found at https://mariadb.com/docs
 MariaDB bug reports should be submitted through https://jira.mariadb.org
 
 ")

diff --git a/debian/additions/mariadb.cnf b/debian/additions/mariadb.cnf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # Run program with --help to get a list of available options and with
 # --print-defaults to see which it would actually understand and use.
 #
-# If you are new to MariaDB, check out https://mariadb.com/kb/en/basic-mariadb-articles/
+# If you are new to MariaDB, check out https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-usage/basics
 
 #
 # This group is read both by the client and the server

diff --git a/debian/additions/mariadb.conf.d/50-mysqld_safe.cnf b/debian/additions/mariadb.conf.d/50-mysqld_safe.cnf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # SyslogLevel = err
 # SyslogIdentifier = mysqld
 #
-# For more information, please read https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/systemd/
+# For more information, please read https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/starting-and-stopping-mariadb/systemd
 
 [mysqld_safe]
 # This will be passed to all mysql clients

diff --git a/debian/additions/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf b/debian/additions/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ expire_logs_days        = 10
 #
 
 # For documentation, please read
-# https://mariadb.com/kb/en/securing-connections-for-client-and-server/
+# https://mariadb.com/docs/server/security/encryption/data-in-transit-encryption/securing-connections-for-client-and-server
 #ssl-ca = /etc/mysql/cacert.pem
 #ssl-cert = /etc/mysql/server-cert.pem
 #ssl-key = /etc/mysql/server-key.pem
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ collation-server      = utf8mb4_general_ci
 # InnoDB is enabled by default with a 10MB datafile in /var/lib/mysql/.
 # Read the manual for more InnoDB related options. There are many!
 # Most important is to give InnoDB 80 % of the system RAM for buffer use:
-# https://mariadb.com/kb/en/innodb-system-variables/#innodb_buffer_pool_size
+# https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-usage/storage-engines/innodb/innodb-system-variables#innodb_buffer_pool_size
 #innodb_buffer_pool_size = 8G
 
 # this is only for embedded server

diff --git a/debian/additions/mariadb.conf.d/60-galera.cnf b/debian/additions/mariadb.conf.d/60-galera.cnf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # * Galera-related settings
 #
 # See the examples of server wsrep.cnf files in /usr/share/mysql
-# and read more at https://mariadb.com/kb/en/galera-cluster/
+# and read more at https://mariadb.com/docs/galera-cluster
 
 [galera]
 # Mandatory settings

diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ Description: Backup tool for MariaDB server
  Based on Xtrabackup, but improved to work with MariaDB server.
  This backup tool is guaranteed to be compatible with MariaDB server.
  .
- Please refer to the MariaDB Knowledge Base on more information on
+ Please refer to the MariaDB Documentation on more information on
  how to use this tool.
 
 Package: mariadb-plugin-connect

diff --git a/debian/mariadb-server.README.Debian b/debian/mariadb-server.README.Debian
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ name has been kept as a symbolic link to the new name for backwards compatibilit
 From MariaDB 10.1 onward the upstream mariadb.service and mariadb@.service are
 used to provide the full systemd experience. Some features available in
 traditional /etc/init.d/mysql have been changed. For details see
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/systemd/
+https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/starting-and-stopping-mariadb/systemd
 
 
 * MIXING PACKAGES FROM MARIADB.ORG AND OFFICIAL DEBIAN REPOSITORIES
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ that script will try to do things that are already prevented, and might fail.
 ===========================
 
 The privilege tables are automatically updated so all there is left is read
-the release notes on https://mariadb.com/kb/en/release-notes/ to see if any
+the release notes on https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes to see if any
 changes affect custom apps.
 
 There should not be any need to run 'mysql_upgrade' manually, as the upgrade
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ immediately check your firewall rules or network routes.
 * WHERE IS THE DOCUMENTATION?
 =============================
 
-https://mariadb.com/kb
+https://mariadb.com/docs
 
 
 * PASSWORDS
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ be chmod 0600 (-rw------- username usergroup .my.cnf) to ensure that nobody else
 can read it.  Every other configuration parameter can be stored there, too.
 
 For more information in the MariaDB manual in/usr/share/doc/mariadb-doc or
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/configuring-mariadb-with-mycnf/.
+https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/install-and-upgrade-mariadb/configuring-mariadb/configuring-mariadb-with-option-files
 
 
 * FURTHER NOTES ON REPLICATION

diff --git a/debian/mariadb-server.mysql.default b/debian/mariadb-server.mysql.default
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #
 # See also:
 # https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/pkg-systemd/Packaging#overriding_options_and_.2Fetc.2Fdefault_handling
-# https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/systemd/
+# https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/starting-and-stopping-mariadb/systemd
 #
 # Note also that MariaDB systemd does _not_ utilize mysqld_safe.
 

diff --git a/extra/innochecksum.cc b/extra/innochecksum.cc
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ static struct my_option innochecksum_options[] = {
   {"verbose", 'v', "Verbose (prints progress every 5 seconds).",
     &verbose, &verbose, 0, GET_BOOL, NO_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
-  {"debug", '#', "Output debug log. See https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/creating-a-trace-file/",
+  {"debug", '#', "Output debug log. See https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/product-development/mariadb-fault-finding",
     &dbug_setting, &dbug_setting, 0, GET_STR, OPT_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
 #endif /* !DBUG_OFF */
   {"count", 'c', "Print the count of pages in the file and exits.",
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ static void usage(void)
 		"[-p <page>] [-i] [-v]  [-a <allow mismatches>] [-n] "
 		"[-S] [-D <page type dump>] "
 		"[-l <log>] [-l] [-m <merge pages>] <filename or [-]>\n", my_progname);
-	printf("See https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/innochecksum/"
+	printf("See https://mariadb.com/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/administrative-tools/innochecksum"
 	       " for usage hints.\n");
 	my_print_help(innochecksum_options);
 	my_print_variables(innochecksum_options);

diff --git a/include/mysql/service_progress_report.h b/include/mysql/service_progress_report.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   if requested.
 
   The functions are documented at
-  https://mariadb.com/kb/en/progress-reporting/#how-to-add-support-for-progress-reporting-to-a-storage-engine
+  https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/product-development/mariadb-internals/using-mariadb-with-your-programs-api
 */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus

diff --git a/man/galera_new_cluster.1 b/man/galera_new_cluster.1
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ Display a help message and exit\&.
 .sp
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 For more information on configuration and usage see 
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/getting-started-with-mariadb-galera-cluster/
+https://mariadb.com/docs/galera-cluster/galera-cluster-quickstart-guides/mariadb-galera-cluster-guide
diff --git a/man/myrocks_hotbackup.1 b/man/myrocks_hotbackup.1
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@ starting backup.
 debugging purpose: waiting until the specified file is
 created
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-For more information, please refer to the MariaDB Knowledge Base, available online at https://mariadb.com/kb/
+For more information, please refer to the MariaDB Documentation, available online at https://mariadb.com/docs
 .SH AUTHOR
 MariaDB Foundation (http://www.mariadb.org/).
diff --git a/man/mysql_ldb.1 b/man/mysql_ldb.1
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ mariadb-ldb \- RocksDB tool  (mysql_ldb is now a symlink to mariadb-ldb)
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Use \fBmysql_ldb \-\-help\fR for details on usage\.
 .PP
-For more information, please refer to the MariaDB Knowledge Base, available online at https://mariadb.com/kb/
+For more information, please refer to the MariaDB Documentation, available online at https://mariadb.com/docs
diff --git a/man/mysqlcheck.1 b/man/mysqlcheck.1
@@ -86,13 +86,8 @@ note     : The storage engine for the table doesn't support check
 .\}
 .PP
 If
-<<<<<<< HEAD:man/mysqlcheck.1
-\fBmysqlcheck\fR
-is unable to repair a table, see the MariaDB Knowledge Base
-=======
 \fBmariadb-check\fR
 is unable to repair a table, see the MariaDB Documentation
->>>>>>> 894af99358b (edit KB to documentation):man/mariadb-check.1
 for manual table repair strategies\&. This will be the case, for example, for
 InnoDB
 tables, which can be checked with

diff --git a/mysql-test/README b/mysql-test/README
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ To clean up afterwards, remove the created "var" subdirectory, e.g.
 If tests fail on your system, please read the following manual section
 for instructions on how to report the problem:
 
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/reporting-bugs
+https://mariadb.com/docs/general-resources/community/community/bug-tracking/reporting-bugs
 
 If you want to use an already running MySQL server for specific tests,
 use the --extern option to mysql-test-run. Please note that in this mode,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ ftp://ftp.mariadb.org/private and submit a report to
 https://mariadb.org/jira about it.
 
 The latest information about mysql-test-run can be found at:
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/mysqltest/
+https://mariadb.com/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/testing-tools/mariadb-test
 
 If you want to create .rdiff files, check
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/mysql-test-auxiliary-files/
+https://mariadb.com/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/testing-tools/mariadb-test/mariadb-test-auxiliary-files
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/ps_missed_cmds.result b/mysql-test/main/ps_missed_cmds.result
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ DEALLOCATE PREPARE stmt_4;
 DROP TABLE t1;
 # Test case 10: Check that the HELP statement
 # is supported by prepared statements
-INSERT INTO mysql.help_topic VALUES (0, 'Tamagotchi', 0, 'This digital pet is not a KB article', 'no example', 'https://tamagotchi.com/');
+INSERT INTO mysql.help_topic (help_topic_id, help_category_id, name, description, example, url)
+VALUES (4294967295, 0, 'Tamagotchi', 'This digital pet is not a KB article', 'no example', 'https://tamagotchi.com/');
 PREPARE stmt_1 FROM "HELP `Tamagotchi`";
 EXECUTE stmt_1;
 name	description	example
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ Tamagotchi	This digital pet is not a KB article	no example
 EXECUTE stmt_1;
 name	description	example
 Tamagotchi	This digital pet is not a KB article	no example
-DELETE FROM mysql.help_topic WHERE help_topic_id = 0;
+DELETE FROM mysql.help_topic WHERE help_topic_id = 4294967295;
 # Test case 11: Check that the 'CREATE PROCEDURE' statement
 # is supported by prepared statements
 PREPARE stmt_1 FROM 'CREATE PROCEDURE p1() SET @a=1';

diff --git a/mysql-test/main/ps_missed_cmds.test b/mysql-test/main/ps_missed_cmds.test
@@ -270,15 +270,16 @@ DROP TABLE t1;
 --echo # Test case 10: Check that the HELP statement
 --echo # is supported by prepared statements
 # avoid existing articles that may get updated.
-INSERT INTO mysql.help_topic VALUES (0, 'Tamagotchi', 0, 'This digital pet is not a KB article', 'no example', 'https://tamagotchi.com/');
+INSERT INTO mysql.help_topic (help_topic_id, help_category_id, name, description, example, url)
+VALUES (4294967295, 0, 'Tamagotchi', 'This digital pet is not a KB article', 'no example', 'https://tamagotchi.com/');
 PREPARE stmt_1 FROM "HELP `Tamagotchi`";
 EXECUTE stmt_1;
 --echo # Execute the same prepared statement the second time to check that
 --echo # no internal structures used for handling the 'HELP' statement
 --echo # were damaged.
 
 EXECUTE stmt_1;
-DELETE FROM mysql.help_topic WHERE help_topic_id = 0;
+DELETE FROM mysql.help_topic WHERE help_topic_id = 4294967295;
 
 --echo # Test case 11: Check that the 'CREATE PROCEDURE' statement
 --echo # is supported by prepared statements

diff --git a/mysql-test/main/ps_missed_cmds_bin_prot.result b/mysql-test/main/ps_missed_cmds_bin_prot.result
@@ -104,11 +104,12 @@ HANDLER t1 CLOSE;
 DROP TABLE t1;
 # Test case 10: Check that the statements 'HELP'
 # is supported by prepared statements
-INSERT INTO mysql.help_topic VALUES (0, 'Tamagotchi', 0, 'This digital pet is not a KB article', 'no example', 'https://tamagotchi.com/');
+INSERT INTO mysql.help_topic (help_topic_id, help_category_id, name, description, example, url)
+VALUES (4294967295, 0, 'Tamagotchi','This digital pet is not a KB article', 'no example', 'https://tamagotchi.com/');
 HELP `Tamagotchi`;
 name	description	example
 Tamagotchi	This digital pet is not a KB article	no example
-DELETE FROM mysql.help_topic WHERE help_topic_id = 0;
+DELETE FROM mysql.help_topic WHERE help_topic_id = 4294967295;
 # Test case 11: Check that the statements CREATE/ALTER/DROP PROCEDURE
 # are supported by prepared statements
 CREATE PROCEDURE p1() SET @a=1;

diff --git a/mysql-test/main/ps_missed_cmds_bin_prot.test b/mysql-test/main/ps_missed_cmds_bin_prot.test
@@ -133,9 +133,10 @@ DROP TABLE t1;
 --echo # Test case 10: Check that the statements 'HELP'
 --echo # is supported by prepared statements
 # avoid existing articles that may get updated.
-INSERT INTO mysql.help_topic VALUES (0, 'Tamagotchi', 0, 'This digital pet is not a KB article', 'no example', 'https://tamagotchi.com/');
+INSERT INTO mysql.help_topic (help_topic_id, help_category_id, name, description, example, url)
+VALUES (4294967295, 0, 'Tamagotchi','This digital pet is not a KB article', 'no example', 'https://tamagotchi.com/');
 HELP `Tamagotchi`;
-DELETE FROM mysql.help_topic WHERE help_topic_id = 0;
+DELETE FROM mysql.help_topic WHERE help_topic_id = 4294967295;
 
 --echo # Test case 11: Check that the statements CREATE/ALTER/DROP PROCEDURE
 --echo # are supported by prepared statements