Upgrading Magento 2.4.5 to 2.4.8: Defusing the Tech Debt Time Bomb Before AWS MySQL 8.0 EOL
Upgrading Magento 2.4.5 to 2.4.8: Defusing the Tech Debt Time Bomb Before AWS MySQL 8.0 EOL Answer-first: Do not treat the jump from Magento 2.4.5 to 2.4.8 as a routine software patch. In reality, it is a comprehensive infrastructure migration (a Leapfrog strategy) that must be executed before July 31, 2026—the exact date AWS RDS drops standard support for MySQL 8.0. This article breaks down the 6 fatal architectural breaking changes (PHP 8.4, OpenSearch 2.19, Uppy) and outlines a Zero-Downtime Blue/Green Deployment strategy. ...