InnoDB is a database storage engine for MySQL databases, which is used by popular open-source script-based software apps like Magento and Joomla™ 3. It is ideal for scalable applications, because it performs amazingly well when managing large amounts of data. Rather than locking the entire database table to insert new information in a database as many other engines do, InnoDB locks only one database row, so it can perform a lot more operations for the same period of time. Moreover, InnoDB offers an improved database crash recovery and supports transactions and foreign keys – rules that determine how data inserts and modifications should be handled. If a given operation hasn’t been fully completed for any reason, the action will be rolled back. Thus, the database content will remain intact and won’t be partially mixed with newly inserted content.

InnoDB in Shared Hosting

While InnoDB is either not offered or it is a paid upgrade with other web hosting companies, it’s an essential part of the standard set of features offered with our shared hosting plans. In case you’d like to use a script-driven web app that needs InnoDB in particular, in order to be activated and to operate properly, you won’t need to deal with any obstacles because the storage engine is available on our custom cloud platform. No matter if you create a new MySQL database and activate an application manually or make use of our one-click app installer software tool, InnoDB will be selected automatically by our system as the default engine if the given application requires it rather than MyISAM. In addition to the excellent database crash recovery that InnoDB offers, we also generate regular database backups, so that we can easily recover any MySQL database in your shared website hosting account.

InnoDB in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated servers support InnoDB and you’ll be able to take full advantage of all the features offered by this MySQL database storage engine with any PHP-based web app that requires it. It’s one of the engines that are available on our cloud website hosting platform, so the one that will be used depends on the requirements of the specific application. You will not have to do anything manually in order to enable InnoDB, as it will be set as the default engine whenever you install an application – whether manually or using our 1-click app installer. To be on the safe side, we will keep regular backups of all your databases, so if something goes wrong after some update or if you remove some content by accident, we’ll 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 obtain a VPS server from our company, you’ll be able to take advantage of our custom-built Hepsia hosting Control Panel to manage your web content. A Hepsia-equipped VPS will permit you to manage any open-source script-based software app that needs InnoDB, as this particular storage engine is an essential part of the software bundle that will be installed on your Virtual Private Server during its creation. When you create a brand-new database through the hosting Control Panel, you’ll just need to start installing an app – manually or using our application installer. InnoDB will be set as the default engine in case the app in question needs it, so you won’t have to do anything else in your VPS account. Analogously, if a certain application needs MyISAM, it will be automatically set as the default engine for this specific database.

InnoDB in Dedicated Servers

If you obtain a new dedicated server, you will be able to choose one of the 3 Control Panels offered by our company – cPanel, DirectAdmin and Hepsia. Each server ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel comes with InnoDB pre-activated, so you won’t need to enable this database storage engine manually so as to be able to manage open-source script-driven web apps that require it. InnoDB is used by scalable applications and since a dedicated server will supply you with all the server resources that you require in order to manage large-size Internet sites, it’s pretty possible that you will resort to InnoDB. You’ll be able to use other engines as well, so in case a specific app requires MyISAM instead of InnoDB, you will not come across any problem while running it. The engine that will be used will be recognized automatically as soon as the app installation process commences, so you won’t need to fine-tune any setting manually at any point.