diff --git a/.github/workflows/databases.yml b/.github/workflows/databases.yml
index 37ffbe3c2cae..2d31da69b8f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/databases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/databases.yml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Execute tests
         run: vendor/bin/phpunit tests/Integration/Database
         env:
-          DB_CONNECTION: mysql
+          DB_CONNECTION: mariadb
           DB_USERNAME: root
 
   pgsql:
diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index 952298daf528..ff5880bd2e8e 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -48,7 +48,27 @@
             'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
             'unix_socket' => env('DB_SOCKET', ''),
             'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
-            'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
+            'collation' => 'utf8mb4_0900_ai_ci',
+            'prefix' => '',
+            'prefix_indexes' => true,
+            'strict' => true,
+            'engine' => null,
+            'options' => extension_loaded('pdo_mysql') ? array_filter([
+                PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA => env('MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA'),
+            ]) : [],
+        ],
+
+        'mariadb' => [
+            'driver' => 'mysql',
+            'url' => env('DB_URL'),
+            'host' => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
+            'port' => env('DB_PORT', '3306'),
+            'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
+            'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
+            'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
+            'unix_socket' => env('DB_SOCKET', ''),
+            'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
+            'collation' => 'utf8mb4_uca1400_ai_ci',
             'prefix' => '',
             'prefix_indexes' => true,
             'strict' => true,