# Can Percona XtraBackup 2.4 Series be used with all versions of MySQL 5.6？

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**Category:** Percona XtraBackup
**Created:** [August 14, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/can-percona-xtrabackup-2-4-series-be-used-with-all-versions-of-mysql-5-6/11782 "2021-08-14T14:48:43Z")
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### Author: ![zhouke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3bc359/32.png) [@zhouke](https://forums.percona.com/u/zhouke)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/can-percona-xtrabackup-2-4-series-be-used-with-all-versions-of-mysql-5-6/11782/1 "2021-08-14T14:48:43Z")

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Hello,everyone  
Can Percona XtraBackup 2.4 Series be used with all versions of MySQL 5.6？

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### Author: ![George\_Lorch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/george_lorch/32/1108_2.png) [@George\_Lorch](https://forums.percona.com/u/George_Lorch)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/can-percona-xtrabackup-2-4-series-be-used-with-all-versions-of-mysql-5-6/11782/2 "2021-08-14T15:45:41Z")

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Please see my answer to a similar question here [Question about MySQL 5.6 Post EOL Support - #5 by George\_Lorch](https://forums.percona.com/t/question-about-mysql-5-6-post-eol-support/11638/5)

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### Author: ![Marcelo\_Altmann](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/marcelo_altmann/32/11299_2.png) [@Marcelo\_Altmann](https://forums.percona.com/u/Marcelo_Altmann)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2021, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/can-percona-xtrabackup-2-4-series-be-used-with-all-versions-of-mysql-5-6/11782/3 "2021-08-16T11:49:22Z")

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Hi @zhouke

Also, you have asked a similar question at [Can percona-xtrabackup-2.4.6 version be used with Oracle MySQL 5.7.24 or higher](https://forums.percona.com/t/can-percona-xtrabackup-2-4-6-version-be-used-with-oracle-mysql-5-7-24-or-higher/11742) .

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### Author: ![zhouke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3bc359/32.png) [@zhouke](https://forums.percona.com/u/zhouke)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/can-percona-xtrabackup-2-4-series-be-used-with-all-versions-of-mysql-5-6/11782/4 "2021-08-16T12:20:53Z")

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@ Marcelo\_Altmann  
thanks for your reply on time,i have confirmed that Percona XtraBackup 2.4 Series can be used with all versions of MySQL 5.6,thank you very much.

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### Author: ![zhouke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3bc359/32.png) [@zhouke](https://forums.percona.com/u/zhouke)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2021, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/can-percona-xtrabackup-2-4-series-be-used-with-all-versions-of-mysql-5-6/11782/5 "2021-08-16T12:22:27Z")

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@George_Lorch  
thanks for your reply on time,the information you provided is very useful,thank you.