InnoDB is a popular database engine for the MySQL database management system. It is an alternative to the default engine – MyISAM, and it has got numerous strong sides that make it the engine of choice for numerous PHP script-powered software applications, among them Magento and Joomla, which have moved to InnoDB permanently. For example, importing large volumes of data will be faster with InnoDB, since it locks only a single row to execute a specific operation, not the entire database table, which makes the engine perfect for scalable apps. It also supports foreign keys and transactions – these refer to the manner in which the info is handled. In simpler words, adding new or updating existent data will either be fully completed, or will be annulled and the operation will be rolled back if some issue appears during the process, therefore the content that remains in the database will not be lost.

InnoDB in Cloud Hosting

While InnoDB is either a paid upgrade or it is not available at all with many other web hosting providers, it’s an essential part of the standard set of services that we offer with our cloud hosting packages. If you would like to use an open-source script-based web app that requires InnoDB particularly, in order to be activated and to operate properly, you will not come across any problems since the MySQL database storage engine is available on our in-house developed cloud hosting platform. Regardless of whether you set up a new MySQL database and install an application manually or take advantage of our single-click app installer tool, InnoDB will be selected automatically by our system as the default engine if the app requires InnoDB rather than MyISAM. In addition to the exceptional database failure recovery offered by InnoDB, we also generate daily database backups, so that we can easily restore any MySQL database in your shared web hosting account.

InnoDB in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you create a brand-new MySQL database from the hosting Control Panel offered with all our semi-dedicated server plans and you begin installing a PHP script-driven web app either manually or using our 1-click application installer, the storage engine for the MySQL database will be picked automatically based on the requirements of the given application. Since InnoDB is available on the cloud platform where your new semi-dedicated hosting account will be set up, it will be set as the default engine for each app that needs it without the need for any manual action on your end at any point. To avoid any chance of losing data if you update an app or if you erase a database accidentally, we’ll carry out a backup of all your databases each and every day, so if something happens, we can rescue your data.

InnoDB in VPS Servers

If you select a VPS server with our Hepsia hosting Control Panel, the InnoDB database engine will be part of the default software bundle that will be pre-installed on your VPS server before we hand it over to you. You won’t need to activate anything manually and you’ll be able to enable and manage any open-source script-powered web application that requires InnoDB when your Virtual Private Server is set up, which takes no more than 60 minutes after the order procedure itself. A few engines are available, so whenever you set up a MySQL database via the Hepsia Control Panel, a particular engine will be selected once the app activation process starts and our system will automatically recognize which engine is required by the app in question. If you have to use MyISAM, for instance, you will not need to do anything different from installing the chosen app, whether manually or using our application installer.

InnoDB in Dedicated Servers

All Linux dedicated web hosting plans ordered with our custom-built Hepsia Control Panel include a software package that is pre-activated and besides everything else, you will get the InnoDB database engine, so you won’t have to install it manually if you wish to use scripts that require it. All it takes to install such a script is to set up a new MySQL database and to begin the installation process – as soon as the installation wizard gets access to the database in question and begins dumping data in it, InnoDB will be set as the default engine for this database provided that it is the one needed by the particular script. You’ll also be able to use scripts that require the other widely used MySQL engine, MyISAM, so you won’t need to change any settings on the dedicated server. This will allow you to install a variety of scripts on one single machine and to use it to its maximum capacity.