Redirection support for the mysqlnd PHP driver connecting to MariaDB now in preview

Redirection support for the mysqlnd PHP driver used to connect to [Azure Database for MariaDB](https://aka.ms/mariadb) is now available in preview. Take advantage of the [mysqlnd\_azure](https://github.com/microsoft/mysqlnd%5Fazure) extension to improve the connection latency between applications and the managed database services. For more information, see our [service documentation](https://aka.ms/mariadb-redirection). * Azure Database for MariaDB * Features * [ Azure Database for MariaDB](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/services/mariadb/)