ddev-dbserver-mysql-5.7

ddev-dbserver-mysql-5.7 is a DDEV-provided database server component/container for running MySQL 5.7 locally within a DDEV project environment.

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (19d ago)
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⚙ Agent Friendliness
30
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
32
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
25
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
0
Documentation
30
Error Messages
0
Auth Simplicity
80
Rate Limits
0

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
20
Auth Strength
50
Scope Granularity
10
Dep. Hygiene
40
Secret Handling
40

Local DB container; TLS and secret handling details are not provided here. MySQL 5.7 is legacy and may have unpatched vulnerabilities unless patched/mitigated by the image maintainers. Treat local credentials as sensitive and prefer using DDEV’s standard secret/config mechanisms.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
0
Version Stability
40
Breaking Changes
30
Error Recovery
30
AF Security Reliability

Best When

You need MySQL 5.7 for local development using DDEV and want an easy, reproducible local database service.

Avoid When

You need MySQL 8+ compatibility, or you require managed/production-grade reliability and security guarantees.

Use Cases

  • • Local development and testing of applications that require MySQL 5.7 specifically
  • • Spin up consistent database environments per DDEV project
  • • Integration testing of app behavior against MySQL 5.7 features/quirks

Not For

  • • Production database hosting
  • • Security-sensitive workloads without additional hardening
  • • Environments that require a newer MySQL version

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
No
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: MySQL username/password (standard database authentication)
OAuth: No Scopes: No

No API-layer auth is described; database credentials are typically configured via DDEV/docker environment for the container.

Pricing

Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

As a local development container/component, pricing is typically not applicable beyond your local/hosting environment costs.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
False
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • ⚠ This is not a network API; an agent cannot 'call' it like a service unless it operates Docker/DDEV orchestration steps.
  • ⚠ MySQL 5.7 is end-of-life/legacy; schema/migration behaviors may differ from newer MySQL versions.
  • ⚠ Database readiness/initialization timing can cause failures if orchestration waits are insufficient.

Alternatives

ddev-dbserver (generic database service for DDEV, depending on supported versions) Docker official mysql image (with appropriate configuration and version pinning) MySQL 8.0/8.4 DDEV dbserver components (if you can upgrade your app)

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.

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