{"id":349,"date":"2012-01-04T20:36:11","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T20:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/01\/04\/storage-engines-innodb-and-myisam\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:48:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:48:34","slug":"storage-engines-innodb-and-myisam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/server\/databases\/storage-engines-innodb-and-myisam\/","title":{"rendered":"MySQL Storage Engines &#8211; InnoDB and MyISAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll cover what a MySQL storage engine is and discuss the basics between the most popular two &#8211; InnoDB and MyISAM.<\/p>\n<h2>What is a MySQL Storage Engine?<\/h2>\n<p>A MySQL Storage Engine is a particular set of methods used to store and manage information in a database. Each storage engine offers a different way to store, index, and lock data. These differences are beneficial in some circumstances, but not others, and this is why you may have a need to change storage engines. One of the sophisticated features of MySQL is its ability to allow you to use more than one storage engine. In this article, we&#8217;ll cover the basics between the two more popular storage engines, MyISAM and InnoDB.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Both MyISAM and InnoDB are supported by InMotion Hosting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>MyISAM vs. InnoDB<\/h2>\n<p>Discussing the ins and outs of database storage engines can be an exhausting task, especially if you&#8217;re not very familiar with storage engines in the first place. Because of this, we&#8217;ve outlined some of the easier to understand differences between MyISAM and InnoDB<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>InnoDB has many more features and is a bit more complicated than MyISAM. As such, InnoDB uses more system resources (such as RAM) than MyISAM.<\/li>\n<li>InnoDB is better for write-intensive websites, those sites that heavily utilize <a href=\"\/support\/server\/databases\/using-mysqli-to-insert\/\">inserts<\/a> and updates. MyISAM is better suited for read-intensive sites, those that heavily use <a href=\"\/support\/website\/grab-all-comments-from-database\/\">select<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>As InnoDB supports transactions, it is better suited for situations in which data and backups are essential, such as with banking applications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll cover what a MySQL storage engine is and discuss the basics between the most popular two &#8211; InnoDB and MyISAM. What is a MySQL Storage Engine? A MySQL Storage Engine is a particular set of methods used to store and manage information in a database. 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