InnoDB is a popular database storage engine for the MySQL RDBMS. It’s an alternative to the default MyISAM engine and it has lots of strengths that have made it the preferred engine for numerous open-source script-based software apps, such as Joomla™ and Magento, which have moved to InnoDB permanently. For instance, importing immense volumes of data will be much faster with InnoDB, as it locks only one row to accomplish a specific operation, not the entire table, which makes the engine excellent for scalable apps. It also supports foreign keys and database transactions – these refer to the way in which the information is tackled. Put simply, importing new or modifying existing data will either be entirely completed, or will be aborted and the procedure will be rolled back if a certain problem appears during the process, so the content that remains in the database will not be damaged.

InnoDB in Cloud Web Hosting

You will be able to activate any open-source script-powered app that requires InnoDB if you have a cloud web hosting with our company, as the database storage engine is available on our cutting-edge cloud web hosting platform by default. Throughout the app activation – manual or automatic, InnoDB will be selected as the default engine and the setup process will continue impeccably in case this engine is required. You can install applications which require the MyISAM engine without any problems as well and, again, the engine will be selected automatically, so you won’t need to change any setting manually at any moment. What’s more, we’ll also perform regular backups of all the databases that you’ve got in your shared hosting account, so if you delete or overwrite anything, we can easily restore it the way it was on any of the past 7 days.

InnoDB in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated servers include InnoDB and you can use all the features of this MySQL storage engine with any open-source script-powered software app that needs it. It is among the engines that we have on our cloud website hosting platform, so the one that will be selected depends on the requirements of the application in question. You will not have to do anything manually to activate InnoDB, since it will be set as the default engine when you install an application – whether manually or using our single-click application installer. To be on the safe side, we will make regular database backups, so if something goes wrong following some update or if you erase some content by mistake, we will be able to get the database back to the way it was on any of the previous seven days.

InnoDB in Dedicated Servers

All dedicated servers ordered with our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel come with a software bundle that’s pre-installed and besides everything else, you’ll get the InnoDB database engine, so you will not have to install it manually in case you want to run scripts that require it. All it takes to run such a script is to set up a new MySQL database and to initiate the setup – as soon as the script setup wizard gains access to the database and starts entering data into it, InnoDB will be set as the default engine for this database on the condition that it is the one required by the script. You’ll also be able to run scripts that need the other very popular MySQL engine – MyISAM, so you will not have to change any settings on the dedicated server. This will allow you to run various scripts on a single machine and to use the latter to its maximum capacity.