InnoDB is a MySQL database storage engine, which has been gaining popularity in recent years, as it offers a better overall performance and an improved database failure recovery in comparison to the default engine used by MySQL – MyISAM. InnoDB is preferred by a lot of web developers that build highly scalable software apps, due to the fact that it works much better with immense amounts of data, while it keeps the server processing load low. Additionally, it locks only a single database row in case any info should be updated, while lots of other engines lock the entire database table and hence need much more time to process multiple sequential tasks. Last, but not least, InnoDB obeys a set of "all-or-nothing" rules – in case the entire data modification process cannot be completed successfully for any reason, the action is rolled back to avoid scrambling or data loss. Magento and the latest versions of Joomla™ are two examples of famous script-powered applications which have moved to InnoDB.
InnoDB in Cloud Web Hosting
While InnoDB is either a paid upgrade or it is not available at all with many web hosting providers, it’s included in the default set of features that we are offering with our cloud web hosting packages. If you want to use a PHP script-driven software app that requires InnoDB in particular, in order to be installed and to work correctly, you won’t have any impediments because the MySQL database storage engine is available on our custom-developed cloud website hosting platform. No matter if you create a brand-new database and activate an application manually or use our single-click application installer tool, InnoDB will be selected automatically by our system as the default engine if the particular app needs it instead of MyISAM. In addition to the exceptional crash recovery that InnoDB is offering, we also perform daily database backups, so we can swiftly restore any MySQL database in your shared account.
InnoDB in Semi-dedicated Servers
InnoDB is included with all our semi-dedicated plans by default, so as soon as you purchase a new account, you can go ahead and install any PHP script-based app that requires the storage engine. A number of engines are pre-installed on our cloud website hosting platform, so when you create a new MySQL database and start installing an app manually, or decide to make use of the Hepsia Control Panel-integrated app installer, the engine for the database will be set in accordance with the prerequisites of the respective application. This will allow you to activate and run InnoDB-specific apps without the need to cope with any complication and without needing to update any settings in your semi-dedicated account. To take no chances, we will always keep a 1-week-old backup of all your databases, so if you remove or change any content by accident, we can easily rescue it.
InnoDB in Dedicated Servers
Our Hepsia hosting Control Panel is among the options that you can choose on the order form when you buy a dedicated server from us. As this is the most powerful type of web hosting, it is very likely that you will run popular websites that will draw many people, and since InnoDB is among the best choices for such Internet sites, we’ll activate it along with all the other software applications that are offered with a Hepsia-equipped dedicated server. When you set up a new database in your dedicated server account, there won’t be any active database storage engine until you start installing a script, whether manually via your web browser or using the automatic script installer tool that is included in the hosting Control Panel. The required engine will be automatically recognized and will be assigned to the database in question, so you can activate scripts that require InnoDB, as well as ones that require MyISAM, the default MySQL engine, without needing to deal with any impediment.