InnoDB is a very popular storage engine for the MySQL database management system. It is an alternative to the default MyISAM engine and it has plenty of advantages that have made it the preferred engine for many PHP-based web apps, such as Joomla™ and Magento, which have switched over to InnoDB permanently. For instance, importing huge amounts of data will be much faster with InnoDB, because it locks only a single database row to perform a given task, not the entire table, which makes the engine perfect for scalable apps. It also supports foreign keys and database transactions – these refer to the manner in which the data is tackled. In simpler words, adding new or modifying existing data will either be fully completed, or will be annulled and the operation will be rolled back in case a given issue appears in the meantime, therefore the content that remains in the database will not be lost.
InnoDB in Shared Hosting
While InnoDB is either not offered or it is a paid upgrade with many hosting service providers, it is part of the standard set of services that we’re offering with our shared hosting packages. In case you want to make use of a script-powered application that requires InnoDB specifically, in order to be installed and to work correctly, you won’t come across any obstacles as the database engine is available on our custom cloud hosting platform. Regardless of whether you create a new MySQL database and install an application manually or take advantage of our 1-click application installer instrument, InnoDB will be selected automatically by our system as the default engine if the given app needs InnoDB instead of MyISAM. Besides the exceptional database crash recovery that InnoDB offers, we also make daily database backups, so that we can easily restore any MySQL database in your shared account.
InnoDB in Semi-dedicated Hosting
InnoDB comes with all our Linux semi-dedicated hosting by default, so as soon as you get a new semi-dedicated account, you can move on and install any open-source script-powered application that needs this MySQL database engine. A number of engines are pre-installed on our cloud hosting platform, so when you set up a brand new MySQL database and begin installing an app manually, or opt to take advantage of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel-integrated application installer tool, the engine for the database will be chosen in accordance with the specific app’s prerequisites. This will allow you to install and manage InnoDB-specific apps without the need to deal with any difficulty and without needing to update any settings in your semi-dedicated account. To avoid any risk, we’ll always keep a 1-week-old backup of all your databases, so if you erase or edit any content accidentally, we can easily recover it.
InnoDB in VPS Hosting
If our custom Hepsia Control Panel is picked during the registration process for your new Linux virtual private servers , InnoDB will be installed on the Virtual Private Server together with other necessary pieces of software, so you won’t need to do anything if you choose to use PHP script-based software applications that require this MySQL storage engine. MyISAM, the default MySQL engine, will be installed too. You can set up a brand new MySQL database and start installing the application manually or through our one-click installer. The system will detect which engine the application in question needs and will set it for the specific MySQL database, so the installation process will proceed impeccably and the app can insert its data into that database. In this way, you can run apps with different requirements about the MySQL engine without having to make any modifications on your Virtual Private Server.
InnoDB in Dedicated Web Hosting
Our Hepsia Control Panel is one of the features that you can select on the order page when you purchase a dedicated server from us. As this is the most powerful kind of web hosting, it is quite likely that you’ll run highly popular websites that will attract lots of individuals, and since InnoDB is among the best options for such websites, we’ll install it together with all the other software apps that are available with a Hepsia-managed dedicated server. When you create a new database in your dedicated server account, there won’t be any active storage engine until you start installing an open-source PHP script, whether manually via your web browser or using the automatic scripts installer tool that is integrated into the Control Panel. The required engine will be automatically detected and will be set for the database in question, so you can make use of scripts that require InnoDB, as well as ones that need the default MySQL engine – MyISAM, without needing to cope with any complication.