InnoDB is a database storage engine for MySQL relational databases, which is used by widely used PHP script-driven web applications like Joomla™ 3.x and Magento. It is perfect for scalable apps, as it works remarkably well when handling large amounts of data. Rather than locking the whole database table to import new information into a database like many other engines do, InnoDB locks only one database row, so it can handle a lot more tasks for the same period of time. Also, InnoDB offers a much faster crash recovery and supports transactions and foreign keys – rules that indicate how data inserts and modifications should be treated. If a given task hasn’t been fully completed for any reason, the action will be rolled back. In this way, the content in the database will be preserved undamaged and will not be partially mixed with newly imported content.
InnoDB in Cloud Website Hosting
While InnoDB is either not offered or it is a paid upgrade with many web hosting companies, it is an essential part of the default set of services that we offer with our cloud website hosting plans. If you want to make use of an open-source script-based web app that requires InnoDB specifically, in order to be activated and to function correctly, you won’t experience any obstacles because the MySQL storage engine is available on our custom-built cloud web hosting platform. Irrespective of whether you create a brand-new MySQL database and activate an application manually or take advantage of our one-click application installer tool, InnoDB will be selected automatically by our system as the default engine if the given application requires it instead of MyISAM. In addition to the exceptional database failure recovery that InnoDB offers, we also perform daily backups of all databases, so that we can swiftly restore any MySQL database in your shared web hosting account.
InnoDB in Dedicated Hosting
When you obtain a new dedicated server, you’ll be able to pick one of the three Control Panels that we offer – cPanel, Hepsia and DirectAdmin. Each server ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel comes with InnoDB pre-activated, so you won’t have to install this database engine manually to be able to run open-source script-based apps that require it. InnoDB is used by scalable applications and since a dedicated server will provide you with all the server resources that you need to run large-scale Internet sites, it’s pretty possible that you’ll resort to InnoDB. You will be able to use other engines too, so in case a particular application requires MyISAM instead of InnoDB, you will not come across any difficulty while using it. The engine that will be used will be automatically detected once the app installation procedure begins, so you won’t have to modify any setting manually at any point.