InnoDB is a database storage engine for MySQL relational databases, which is used by widely used PHP-driven software applications like Joomla 3 and Magento. It is perfect for scalable apps, since it works stunningly well when processing large volumes of data. Instead of locking the entire database table to append new information to a database as many other engines do, InnoDB locks only one row, so it can handle much more operations for the same length of time. Furthermore, InnoDB offers a better database failure recovery and supports transactions and foreign key constraints – rules that determine how data inserts and updates should be treated. In case a given operation has not been entirely completed for whatever reason, the action will be rolled back. In this way, the database content will stay intact and won’t be partially mixed with newly added content.
InnoDB in Cloud Web Hosting
While InnoDB is either a paid upgrade or it is not available at all with many hosting providers, it is part of the default set of features that we are offering with our cloud web hosting plans. In case you would like to make use of an open-source script-based software app that needs InnoDB particularly, in order to be installed and to operate properly, you won’t have any obstacles since the InnoDB database storage engine is available on our in-house developed cloud web hosting platform. No matter if you create a brand new MySQL database and install an app manually or take advantage of our 1-click application installer tool, InnoDB will be selected automatically by our system as the default engine if the app requires InnoDB instead of MyISAM. Besides the remarkable database crash recovery that InnoDB is offering, we also carry out daily database backups, so that we can swiftly recover any database in your shared web hosting account.
InnoDB in Semi-dedicated Servers
InnoDB is offered with all our semi-dedicated plans by default, so once you order a new account, you can go ahead and activate any PHP-driven application that requires the MySQL database storage engine. A number of engines are installed on our cloud hosting platform, so when you create a brand-new MySQL database and begin installing an app manually, or decide to make use of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel-integrated app installer tool, the engine for the database will be chosen based on the concrete app’s requirements. This will allow you to install and run InnoDB-specific applications without running into any predicament and without needing to change any settings in your semi-dedicated account. To be on the safe side, we’ll always have a 1-week-old backup of all your MySQL databases, so if you erase or edit any content by accident, we can swiftly rescue it.
InnoDB in VPS Servers
All VPS servers that are ordered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel come with InnoDB already activated, so you will be able to run any script-based application that requires this particular database storage engine without setting up anything manually. You can pick Hepsia on the VPS order page and your brand-new VPS server will be up and running within one hour, so you can sign in and begin creating your web sites right away. When you create a new database and start the app activation process, our system will pick the engine for that MySQL database automatically. Thus, you can install various apps at the same time without configuring anything on the VPS server. You can create a WordPress online journal that uses MyISAM – the default MySQL engine, and a Magento-driven online shopping portal that makes use of InnoDB, for example.
InnoDB in Dedicated Servers
If you get a new dedicated server, you will be able to select one of the 3 hosting Control Panels offered by our company – DirectAdmin, cPanel and Hepsia. Each dedicated server ordered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel comes with InnoDB pre-installed, so you won’t need to enable this MySQL database storage engine manually to be able to run PHP-driven apps that require it. InnoDB is used for scalable applications and since a dedicated server will offer you all the server resources that you need to run very large websites, it’s quite likely that you’ll use InnoDB. You’ll be able to make use of other engines as well, so in case a particular app needs MyISAM rather than InnoDB, you will not run into any complication while using it. The engine that will be used will be automatically detected once the app installation commences, so you will not have to modify any setting manually at any time.