# Replication between Percona 5.6 master and Community 5.1 slave

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**Created:** [May 29, 2014, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/replication-between-percona-5-6-master-and-community-5-1-slave/3513 "2014-05-29T10:37:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![nicheniv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9bcb4/32.png) [@nicheniv](https://forums.percona.com/u/nicheniv)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/replication-between-percona-5-6-master-and-community-5-1-slave/3513/1 "2014-05-29T10:37:25Z")

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Is it possible to setup replication between Percona 5.6 master and Community 5.1 slave… I was trying to find some resources online but couldnt… Please help me !!

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**Author:** ![scott.nemes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/scott.nemes/32/5_2.png) [@scott.nemes](https://forums.percona.com/u/scott.nemes)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/replication-between-percona-5-6-master-and-community-5-1-slave/3513/2 "2014-05-29T12:45:48Z")

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When replicating between different major versions (i.e. 5.1 and 5.6), the slave should generally be newer than the master. So while I have not tested this case specifically, I doubt it will work.

It may be possible to do the reverse; a 5.1 master and a 5.6 slave, but generally only one major jump in version is supported (i.e. from a 5.1 master to a 5.5 slave). Take a look at the below link to the manual for more details:

[url][http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/replication-compatibility.html[/url]](http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/replication-compatibility.html%5B/url%5D)

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**Author:** ![nicheniv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9bcb4/32.png) [@nicheniv](https://forums.percona.com/u/nicheniv)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/replication-between-percona-5-6-master-and-community-5-1-slave/3513/3 "2014-05-30T11:42:13Z")

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I have heard there are some hacks to achieve that … Any one has any documented references ??