Cropin is a SaaS-based AgTech company running its production environment on Amazon RDS MySQL 5.7. With MySQL 5.7 having reached end of support, meaning no further security patches, bug fixes, or feature updates, the platform carried increasing operational and compliance risk.

Geopits Global Pvt Ltd has helped the client maintain the stability and performance of their database environment. The team is proactive in monitoring the database, resolving issues promptly, and performing regular maintenance activities. Their support has resulted in improved database reliability.

Raghunandan Raju Gowda

Associate Director, Cropin Technologies Pvt Ltd

Business Challenges

An end-of-support database version and a set of schema-level compatibility blockers stood between Cropin and a safe upgrade to MySQL 8.0.

End-of-support database version

MySQL 5.7 had reached end of support, leaving the platform without security patches, bug fixes, or feature updates.

Compliance and operational risk

Running an unsupported database version increased compliance exposure and operational risk.

Schema-level compatibility blockers

Incompatible stored procedures, reserved keyword conflicts, deprecated character sets, and row-size limitations stood between the environment and MySQL 8.0.

Zero tolerance for data loss or extended downtime

The upgrade had to run inside an approved maintenance window with minimal downtime and no data loss across 500+ GB of production data.

Project Objectives

Geopits was asked to upgrade Cropin's production Amazon RDS MySQL database from 5.7 to 8.0.x, improving security, performance, and long-term support while validating application compatibility and data integrity.

Key Goals:

Upgrade to MySQL 8.0.x with full pre-upgrade compatibility validation
Resolve every schema-level blocker before cutover
Complete the upgrade with minimal downtime and zero data loss

Solution Provided by Geopits

Geopits ran the upgrade as a validated, staged process, from backup verification through post-upgrade testing.

Backup and snapshot verification

Automated backups were verified, and a final manual RDS snapshot was created before initiating the upgrade.

Pre-upgrade compatibility checks

MySQL pre-upgrade compatibility checks identified every schema-level issue requiring remediation before cutover.

Blocker remediation

Incompatible stored procedures, reserved keyword conflicts (including RANK), deprecated utf8mb3 usage, row-size limitations, and invalid or unused views were all resolved.

Controlled upgrade and post-upgrade validation

The RDS engine upgrade to MySQL 8.0.44 was executed inside the approved maintenance window, followed by instance restart verification, health checks, data integrity validation, and application connectivity testing.

Results & Business Impact

The upgrade closed Cropin's support and compliance gap while holding uptime and data integrity steady throughout.

Capabilities

Before

After

MySQL version

5.7, end of support

8.0.44, long-term supported

Security and compliance

No security patches or bug fixes

Actively patched, on the LTS track

Schema compatibility

Stored procedure, keyword, charset, and row-size blockers present

All blockers resolved and validated

Uptime

Not applicable

99.94% maintained

Data integrity

Not applicable

Zero data loss, fully validated

Key outcomes

Upgrade completed with zero data loss

The MySQL upgrade from 5.7 to 8.0.44 was completed successfully within the approved maintenance window, with minimal planned downtime and no data loss.

99.94% uptime maintained

The production environment maintained 99.94% uptime throughout the upgrade and validation process.

Every compatibility blocker resolved

All schema-level compatibility issues were resolved, and the production environment was fully validated after cutover.

Business continuity maintained

The database platform was modernized while maintaining business continuity throughout the scheduled maintenance window.

No emergency changes required

Upgrade planning, execution, validation, and handover were completed end to end without requiring emergency changes.

Conclusion

Geopits upgraded Cropin's production Amazon RDS MySQL database from 5.7 to 8.0.44 across 500+ GB and 3+ databases, resolving every compatibility blocker and completing the migration with zero data loss and 99.94% uptime, all within the approved maintenance window.

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