InnoDB is a MySQL storage engine, which has been gaining popularity in recent years, because it offers a much better overall performance and a faster database crash recovery in comparison to the default engine that is used by the MySQL database management system – MyISAM. InnoDB is used by a lot of web developers that build highly scalable software apps, due to the fact that it works much more effectively with enormous amounts of data, while it keeps the server processing load low. In addition, it uses row-level locking if any information should be updated, whereas many other engines lock the entire database table and hence need more time to perform multiple consecutive tasks. Last, but not least, InnoDB obeys the "all-or-nothing" rule – if the entire data modification process cannot be completed for some reason, the action is rolled back to prevent scrambling or losing data. Magento and the newest versions of Joomla™ are two instances of popular open-source script-based software platforms that have moved to InnoDB.
InnoDB in Hosting
While InnoDB is either not available or a paid upgrade with other web hosting providers, it’s an essential part of the default set of features that we’re offering with our hosting packages. If you’d like to use an open-source script-powered application that requires InnoDB specifically, in order to be installed and to function properly, you will not encounter any difficulties because the MySQL database engine is available on our custom-built cloud Internet hosting platform. No matter if you create a brand-new database and install an application manually or make use of our one-click app installer software tool, InnoDB will be selected automatically by our platform as the default engine if the specific application requires InnoDB rather than MyISAM. In addition to the exceptional database crash recovery that InnoDB offers, we also keep regular database backups, so we can easily recover any database in your shared account.
InnoDB in Dedicated Servers
InnoDB comes as standard with all dedicated web hosting plans ordered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It’s an essential part of the software package that we install on all Hepsia-equipped dedicated servers, so as soon as your physical machine is up and running, you will be able to sign in and to activate any PHP-powered web application that requires this particular MySQL database engine. If you create a new database via the Control Panel, there won’t be any active engine till you start installing an app. As soon as the app installation wizard starts dumping content in the newly created database, the engine will be picked automatically based on the requirements of the particular application, so you can use both InnoDB and MyISAM without selecting either one of them specifically at any point. In this way, you can use an immense range of apps for your sites.