Installing and configuring Drupal 8 using MariaDB

Here are some useful links:

Mariadb: https://mariadb.org
MariaDB versus MySQL – Features: https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-versus-mysql-features/
MariaDB versus MySQL – Compatibility: https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-versus-mysql-compatibility/
Installing MariaDB MSI packages on Windows: https://mariadb.com/kb/en/installing-mariadb-msi-packages-on-windows/