InnoDB is a popular storage engine for the MySQL RDBMS. It is an alternative to the default engine – MyISAM, and it has got many advantages which have made it the preferred engine for many PHP-based web applications, such as Joomla™ and Magento, which have switched to InnoDB for good. For instance, importing enormous volumes of data will be faster with InnoDB, because it locks only one database row to execute a specific operation, not the entire table, which makes the engine excellent for scalable apps. InnoDB also supports foreign keys and transactions – these refer to the manner in which the information is tackled. In simpler words, importing new or modifying existent data will either be thoroughly completed, or will be annulled and the procedure will be rolled back if a certain issue appears during the process, hence the content that remains in the database won’t be lost.

InnoDB in Cloud Hosting

You can run any PHP script-driven web app that requires InnoDB in case you’ve got a Linux cloud plan with our company, as the storage engine is present on our advanced cloud web hosting platform as standard. During the app activation – manual or automatic, InnoDB will be selected as the default engine and the setup will continue impeccably in case this engine is needed. You can activate applications which require the MyISAM engine without the need to deal with any complication as well and, again, the engine will be pre-selected, so you won’t need to edit anything manually at any point. On top of that, we will also carry out regular backups of all the databases that you have in your shared account, so in case you delete or overwrite anything, we can swiftly restore it the way it was on any of the previous 7 days.

InnoDB in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our Linux semi-dedicated hosting plans include InnoDB and you’ll be able to make use of all the features offered by this database engine with any script-powered software app that requires it. It’s one of the engines that we have on our cloud platform, so the one that will be used depends on the prerequisites of the specific application. You won’t need to do anything manually to activate InnoDB, since it will be set as the default engine whenever you install an application – whether manually or using our 1-click application installer tool. To avoid any risk, we will store daily MySQL database backups, so if anything goes wrong following an update or if you delete some data by mistake, we will be able to restore your database the way it was on any of the previous 7 days.

InnoDB in VPS Servers

If you order a VPS server from us, you will be able to make use of our in-house developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel to manage your content. A Hepsia-managed VPS will permit you to install any open-source script-powered web application that needs InnoDB, as this storage engine is included in the software bundle that will be pre-installed on the Virtual Private Server during its configuration. When you create a brand new database through the hosting Control Panel, you just have to begin installing an application – manually or using our application installer. InnoDB will be set as the default engine as long as the app in question needs it, so you will not have to do anything else in your account. Equivalently, if a given application requires MyISAM, it will be automatically set as the default engine for this particular database.

InnoDB in Dedicated Servers

InnoDB is included as standard with all dedicated servers ordered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It’s an integral part of the default software bundle that will be pre-installed on all Hepsia-managed servers, so once your machine is set up, you will be able to sign in and to activate a various open-source script-driven software application that requires this particular MySQL database engine. If you create a new MySQL database via the hosting Control Panel, there won’t be any activated engine till you start installing an app. Once the app configuration wizard starts importing data into the newly created database, the engine will be selected automatically depending on the prerequisites of the particular application, so you can run both InnoDB and MyISAM without the need to select either one specifically at any point. In this way, you can use a vast variety of apps for your Internet sites.