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5.x (CakePHP 5.x, builtin-backend)

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•Last updated Sep 19, 2026

A breaking change release that makes the builtin backend the primary and only backend. This integrates migrations more closely with cakephp/database. Type names and reflection of types is now aligned with cakephp/database.

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Partitioning support - Questions for refinement
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cakephp/migrations#977 · opened on Dec 11, 2025 · 5.x (CakePHP 5.x, builtin-backend)
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Emit CHARACTER SET for columns with an explicit encoding
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#1112 opened Aug 30, 2026 · Updated Sep 5, 2026
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Load migration classes only when they are executed
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#1114 opened Sep 14, 2026 · Updated Sep 28, 2026Draft
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