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Add MySQL 8.4 LTS to test matrix #209

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Add MySQL 8.4 to test matrix with authentication configuration
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Refactor MySQL authentication configuration for better readability
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52 changes: 51 additions & 1 deletion .github/workflows/reusable-testing.yml
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Expand Up @@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ jobs:
"wp": "latest",
"mysql": "mysql-8.0"
},
{
"php": "8.3",
"wp": "latest",
"mysql": "mysql-8.4"
},
{
"php": "8.3",
"wp": "latest",
Expand All @@ -134,6 +139,11 @@ jobs:
"wp": "latest",
"mysql": "mysql-8.0"
},
{
"php": "8.4",
"wp": "latest",
"mysql": "mysql-8.4"
},
{
"php": "8.4",
"wp": "latest",
Expand All @@ -151,6 +161,11 @@ jobs:
"mysql": "mysql-8.0",
"coverage": true
},
{
"php": "8.5",
"wp": "latest",
"mysql": "mysql-8.4"
},
{
"php": "8.5",
"wp": "latest",
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -212,6 +227,11 @@ jobs:
"wp": "trunk",
"mysql": "mysql-8.0"
},
{
"php": "8.3",
"wp": "trunk",
"mysql": "mysql-8.4"
},
{
"php": "8.3",
"wp": "trunk",
Expand All @@ -228,6 +248,11 @@ jobs:
"wp": "trunk",
"mysql": "mysql-8.0"
},
{
"php": "8.4",
"wp": "trunk",
"mysql": "mysql-8.4"
},
{
"php": "8.4",
"wp": "trunk",
Expand All @@ -244,6 +269,11 @@ jobs:
"wp": "trunk",
"mysql": "mysql-8.0"
},
{
"php": "8.5",
"wp": "trunk",
"mysql": "mysql-8.4"
},
{
"php": "8.5",
"wp": "trunk",
Expand All @@ -260,6 +290,11 @@ jobs:
"wp": "trunk",
"mysql": "mysql-8.0"
},
{
"php": "nightly",
"wp": "trunk",
"mysql": "mysql-8.4"
},
{
"php": "nightly",
"wp": "trunk",
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# Bust the cache at least once a month - output format: YYYY-MM.
custom-cache-suffix: $(date -u "+%Y-%m")

- name: Determine MySQL authentication configuration
id: mysql-config
if: ${{ matrix.dbtype != 'sqlite' }}
run: |
if [[ "${{ matrix.mysql }}" == *"mysql-8.4"* ]]; then
# MySQL 8.4 requires explicit loading of mysql_native_password plugin
echo "auth-config<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
echo "mysql_native_password=ON" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
echo "authentication_policy=mysql_native_password," >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
else
# MySQL 5.6, 5.7, 8.0 and MariaDB use the legacy configuration
echo "auth-config=default_authentication_plugin=mysql_native_password" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
fi

- name: Setup MySQL Server
id: setup-mysql
if: ${{ matrix.dbtype != 'sqlite' }}
Expand All @@ -516,7 +566,7 @@ jobs:
user: ${{ env.WP_CLI_TEST_DBUSER}}
password: ${{ env.WP_CLI_TEST_DBPASS}}
my-cnf: |
default_authentication_plugin=mysql_native_password
${{ steps.mysql-config.outputs.auth-config }}

- name: Prepare test database
if: ${{ matrix.dbtype != 'sqlite' }}
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