# Percona Server for MySQL 5.7 Documentation

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    This documentation is for the latest release: Percona Server for MySQL {{release}} ([Release Notes](release-notes/{{release}}.md)).

Percona Server for MySQL is a freely available, fully compatible, enhanced, and open source drop-in replacement for any MySQL database. It provides superior and optimized performance, greater scalability, and availability, enhanced backups, increased visibility and instrumentation.

Percona Server for MySQL is trusted by thousands of enterprises to provide better performance and concurrency for their most demanding workloads.

## {{post}}

Leverage [{{post}}](https://www.percona.com/navigating-mysql-5-7-end-of-life) to ensure continued security and performance for your MySQL applications. While this service provides critical bug fixes and security patches, consider migrating to the next major version to unlock a wider range of benefits:

* Enhanced performance and scalability: Gain access to performance improvements and better handle growing data volumes.

* Improved security features: Benefit from the latest security advancements to safeguard your data more effectively.

* Access to the latest features and functionality: Utilize the newest features and functionalities to improve your database management experience.

### Releases

* [Percona Server for MySQL 5.7.44-49](release-notes/5.7.44-49.md)

### Installation links 

* [Install {{post}} releases](installation/install-eol.md)

* [Download {{post}} releases from binary tarballs](./installation/binary-tarball.md)


## For Monitoring and Management

Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM )monitors and provides actionable performance data for MySQL variants, including Percona Server for MySQL, Percona XtraDB Cluster, Oracle MySQL Community Edition, Oracle MySQL Enterprise Edition, and MariaDB. PMM captures metrics and data for the InnoDB, XtraDB, and MyRocks storage engines, and has specialized dashboards for specific engine details.

[Install PMM and connect your server instances to it.](https://docs.percona.com/percona-monitoring-and-management/get-started/index.html)