Can I run backdrop on shared hosting running older versions of mysql that do not support mb4 properly? I have found that drupal7 from 7.50 requires this which makes the security updates impossible in some situations. I would hope that backdrop makes mb4 optional rather than mandatory?

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Yes, mb4 is optional. I have a few sites running the latest Backdrop version on servers that don't support mb4:

MB4 not supported / status report

 

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Yes, mb4 is optional. I have a few sites running the latest Backdrop version on servers that don't support mb4:

MB4 not supported / status report