InnoDB is a popular storage engine for the MySQL relational database management system. It is an alternative to the default engine – MyISAM, and it has got a lot of strengths that make it the engine of choice for lots of PHP script-powered applications, such as Joomla™ and Magento, which have shifted over to InnoDB permanently. For example, adding huge data volumes will be faster with InnoDB, since it locks only a single row to complete a particular task, not the entire table, which makes the engine excellent for scalable apps. InnoDB also supports foreign keys and database transactions – these refer to the manner in which the information is handled. In simpler words, appending new or modifying existing data will either be entirely completed, or will be annulled and the operation will be rolled back if some problem occurs in the meantime, thus the content that remains in the database won’t be damaged.
InnoDB in Cloud Hosting
While InnoDB is either not available or a paid upgrade with other hosting providers, it is an essential part of the default set of services that we’re offering with our cloud hosting plans. In case you want to use a script-driven web app that requires InnoDB particularly, in order to be activated and to work correctly, you won’t have any problems since the InnoDB database storage engine is available on our custom-developed cloud website hosting platform. No matter if you create a brand-new MySQL database and install an app manually or take advantage of our one-click app installer instrument, InnoDB will be selected automatically by our system as the default engine if the specific application requires InnoDB rather than MyISAM. In addition to the amazing database failure recovery that InnoDB offers, we also perform regular database backups, so we can easily recover any database in your shared web hosting account.
InnoDB in Semi-dedicated Servers
You can make use of a script-driven app that needs InnoDB with any of our semi-dedicated server packages, because all the accounts are set up on our innovative cloud platform where the MySQL database storage engine is installed. A new database can be created in two ways – manually from the Database Manager section of the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, or automatically – if you take advantage of our one-click app installer tool. Either way, the required engine will be chosen automatically the moment the activation of the app starts, so you won’t have to edit anything manually, no matter if the app requires InnoDB or the more widely used MyISAM. Furthermore, we will always be able to retrieve any of your MySQL databases in case you erase one by accident, as we make a few backups every day, each of which is preserved for one whole week.
InnoDB in VPS Servers
If you buy a VPS server from us, you will be able to use our in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel to manage your content. A Hepsia-equipped Virtual Private Server will allow you to run any open-source script-based web application that requires InnoDB, as this database storage engine is part of the standard software bundle that will be installed on the server during its creation. When you set up a brand-new MySQL database via the Control Panel, you’ll just need to begin installing an application – manually or using our application installer. InnoDB will be set as the default engine in case the application in question needs it, so you won’t need to do anything else in your account. Likewise, if a certain app needs MyISAM, it will be automatically set as the default engine for this specific database.
InnoDB in Dedicated Servers
All dedicated web hosting plans that are ordered with our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel come with a software bundle that’s pre-activated and among everything else, you will get the InnoDB database storage engine, so you won’t need to add it manually if you need to activate scripts that require it. All it takes to run such a script is to create a new database and to initiate the installation – once the installation wizard accesses the database and begins inserting data into it, InnoDB will be set as the default engine for this database provided that it is the one needed by the script. You will also be able to run scripts that need the other widely used MySQL engine, MyISAM, so you won’t need to change any settings on the dedicated server. This will enable you to install various scripts on one single physical server and to use the latter to its maximum capacity.