InnoDB is a very popular storage engine for the MySQL RDBMS. It’s an alternative to the default engine – MyISAM, and it has numerous pluses which have made it the engine of choice for numerous script-based software apps, such as Joomla™ and Magento, which have shifted over to InnoDB permanently. For example, adding huge amounts of data will be much faster with InnoDB, because it locks only a single database row to complete a given task, not the entire database table, which makes the engine excellent for scalable apps. It also supports foreign keys and database transactions – these refer to the way in which the info is tackled. To put it simply, appending new or editing existent data will either be thoroughly completed, or will be annulled and the procedure will be rolled back if a given problem shows up in the meantime, hence the content that remains in the database will not be lost.

InnoDB in Hosting

InnoDB is available with all our hosting plans by default, not upon request or as a paid upgrade, so you can install and run any PHP-based web app that requires the database storage engine without having any problem as soon as you order your shared web hosting account. InnoDB will be selected automatically as the default engine for a particular database during the app installation process, regardless of whether you make use of our 1-click installer or create the database and install the app manually, as long as the app requires it instead of the more popular MyISAM engine. We’ll generate daily backups of all your databases, so you can be certain that you will never lose any data in case you delete a database unintentionally or you overwrite some crucial information – you will simply have to touch base with us and we will restore the database the way it was.

InnoDB in Dedicated Servers

InnoDB is included as standard with all dedicated web hosting plans that are ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel. It’s an integral part of the software package that will be installed on all Hepsia-managed servers, so once your physical machine is up and running, you will be able to sign in and to install any type of PHP script-based software app that needs this particular database engine. If you create a new database via the hosting Control Panel, there won’t be any activated engine till you begin installing an app. Once the app setup wizard begins importing information into the newly created database, the engine will be selected automatically in accordance with the prerequisites of the specific application, so you can use both InnoDB and MyISAM without having to select either one specifically at any moment. In this way, you can use an immense collection of applications for your websites.