InnoDB is a storage engine for MySQL databases, which is used by well known PHP script-driven software applications such as Joomla™ 3 and Magento. It’s ideal for scalable applications, since it works stunningly well when processing immense amounts of data. Rather than locking the whole table to enter new information into a database as many other engines do, InnoDB locks only one database row, so it can handle much more operations for the same length of time. In addition, InnoDB offers an improved database crash recovery and supports transactions and foreign keys – a set of rules that determine how data imports and modifications should be handled. If a certain operation hasn’t been thoroughly completed for any reason, the action will be rolled back. In this way, the content in the database will stay safe and sound and will not be partially merged with newly added content.
InnoDB in Shared Hosting
You’ll be able to make use of any PHP-based app that requires InnoDB in case you have a Linux shared hosting package with our company, as the database engine is available on our avant-garde cloud web hosting platform by default. Throughout the app activation – manual or automatic, InnoDB will be selected as the default engine and the setup will continue flawlessly in case this engine is needed. You can activate apps which require the MyISAM engine without having to deal with any impediment as well and, once again, the engine will be pre-selected, so you will not have to modify anything manually at any moment. Furthermore, we will also make daily backups of all the MySQL databases that you’ve got in your account, so if you delete or overwrite something, we can easily restore it the way it was on any of the past 7 days.
InnoDB in Dedicated Hosting
InnoDB comes by default with all Linux dedicated servers hosting packages that are ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel. It is an essential part of the standard software package that will be installed on all Hepsia-equipped dedicated servers, so once your machine is up and running, you’ll be able to log in and to install any kind of PHP-based application that requires this MySQL database storage engine. When you set up a new MySQL database through the hosting Control Panel, there won’t be any activated engine until you begin installing an app. Once the app installation wizard starts inserting content into the database, the engine will be selected automatically depending on the requirements of the application in question, so you can run both InnoDB and MyISAM without having to select either one explicitly at any time. In this way, you can make use of a vast selection of applications for your sites.