InnoDB is a MySQL database storage engine, which has been gaining in popularity in recent years, as it offers a better overall performance and a faster database crash recovery in comparison to the default engine used by the MySQL relational database management system – MyISAM. InnoDB is preferred by a lot of developers that build scalable applications, due to the fact that it works much better with enormous data volumes, while it keeps the server load low. What’s more, it uses row-level locking if any information should be updated, while lots of other engines lock the entire database table and therefore require much more time to perform multiple consecutive tasks. Last, but not least, InnoDB follows the "all-or-nothing" rule – if the entire data modification cannot be completed successfully for whatever reason, the operation is rolled back to avoid scrambling or the loss of data. Magento and the latest Joomla™ versions are two instances of widespread PHP script-driven software applications that have moved to InnoDB.

InnoDB in Shared Website Hosting

You can use any script-driven web app that needs InnoDB if you have a shared website hosting plan with our company, as the MySQL database storage engine is present on our leading-edge cloud hosting platform by default. Throughout the app activation – manual or automatic, InnoDB will be selected as the default engine and the setup process will continue impeccably in case this engine is required. You can install applications that need the MyISAM engine without the need to deal with any obstacle as well and, once again, the engine will be pre-selected, so you will not have to configure any setting manually at any point. What’s more, we’ll also perform daily backups of all the MySQL databases that you have in your shared web hosting account, so if you erase or overwrite something, we can swiftly get it back to the way it was on any of the previous seven days.

InnoDB in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated servers come with InnoDB and you will be able to use all the features offered by this MySQL database engine with any script-based app that needs it. It’s among the engines that we have on our cloud platform, so the one that will be used depends on the given app’s requirements. You won’t have to do anything manually in order to enable InnoDB, because it will be set as the default engine when you install an application – whether manually or using our single-click application installer tool. To be on the safe side, we’ll perform regular backups of all your databases, so if something goes wrong following some update or if you remove some content accidentally, we will be able to get your database back to the way it was on any of the previous 7 days.

InnoDB in VPS Servers

If you select a VPS server with our Hepsia hosting Control Panel, the InnoDB storage engine will be an integral part of the software bundle that will be installed on your Virtual Private Server before we give it to you. You will not need to activate anything manually and you will be able to install and use any script-driven web app that needs InnoDB as soon as your VPS is set up, which takes no more than sixty minutes after the order procedure itself. A couple of engines are offered, so every time you create a MySQL database using the Hepsia Control Panel, a specific engine will be picked once the app installation starts and our system will detect the engine that is required by the app in question. If you need to use MyISAM, for instance, you won’t have to do anything different than installing the desired application, whether manually or using our app installer.

InnoDB in Dedicated Servers

All dedicated web hosting plans ordered with our custom-built Hepsia hosting Control Panel come with a software bundle that’s pre-installed and among everything else, you will get the InnoDB database engine, so you will not need to install it manually if you need to activate open-source PHP scripts that require it. All it takes to activate such a script is to set up a new database and to start the installation – once the installation wizard receives access to the database and starts entering content into it, InnoDB will be set as the default engine for this database provided that it is the one required by the script. You will also be able to install scripts that need MyISAM – the other very popular MySQL engine, so you won’t have to edit any settings on the dedicated server. This will allow you to run different scripts on one single server and to use the latter to its maximum capabilities.